net: fix crash when config small gso_max_size/gso_ipv4_max_size
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: fix crash when config small gso_max_size/gso_ipv4_max_size Config a small gso_max_size/gso_ipv4_max_size will lead to an underflow in sk_dst_gso_max_size(), which may trigger a BUG_ON crash, because sk->sk_gso_max_size would be much bigger than device limits. Call Trace: tcp_write_xmit tso_segs = tcp_init_tso_segs(skb, mss_now); tcp_set_skb_tso_segs tcp_skb_pcount_set // skb->len = 524288, mss_now = 8 // u16 tso_segs = 524288/8 = 65535 -> 0 tso_segs = DIV_ROUND_UP(skb->len, mss_now) BUG_ON(!tso_segs) Add check for the minimum value of gso_max_size and gso_ipv4_max_size.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.15.181, 6.1.120, 6.11.7, 6.6.60
- CVEs
- CVE-2024-50258
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 6 Nov 2026, 18:16 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
net: fix crash when config small gso_max_size/gso_ipv4_max_size
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 9 Nov 2024, 10:15 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: fix crash when config small gso_max_size/gso_ipv4_max_size Config a small gso_max_size/gso_ipv4_max_size will lead to an underflow in sk_dst_gso_max_size(), which may trigger a BUG_ON crash, because sk->sk_gso_max_size would be much bigger than device limits. Call Trace: tcp_write_xmit tso_segs = tcp_init_tso_segs(skb, mss_now); tcp_set_skb_tso_segs tcp_skb_pcount_set // skb->len = 524288, mss_now = 8 // u16 tso_segs = 524288/8 = 65535 -> 0 tso_segs = DIV_ROUND_UP(skb->len, mss_now) BUG_ON(!tso_segs) Add check for the minimum value of gso_max_size and gso_ipv4_max_size.
osv:CVE-2024-50258
Kernel
Fixed versions: 5.15.181, 6.1.120, 6.6.60, 6.11.7
Complete source record
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