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7.1
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-41090
tap: add missing verification for short frame
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tap: add missing verification for short frame The cited commit missed to check against the validity of the frame length in the tap_get_user_xdp() path, which could cause a corrupted skb to be sent downstack. Even before the skb is transmitted, the tap_get_user_xdp()-->skb_set_network_header() may assume the size is more than ETH_HLEN. Once transmitted, this could either cause out-of-bound access beyond the actual length, or confuse the underlayer with incorrect or inconsistent header length in the skb metadata. In the alternative path, tap_get_user() already prohibits short frame which has the length less than Ethernet header size from being transmitted. This is to drop any frame shorter than the Ethernet header size just like how tap_get_user() does. CVE: CVE-2024-41090

INFO

Published Date :

July 29, 2024, 7:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 3, 2025, 10:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-41090 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This addresses a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's tap interface, preventing potential out-of-bounds access.
  • Update all affected kernel and related packages.
  • Reboot the system after updating the packages.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-41090.

URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73d462a38d5f782b7c872fe9ae8393d9ef5483da Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7431144b406ae82807eb87d8c98e518475b0450f Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8be915fc5ff9a5e296f6538be12ea75a1a93bdea Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa6a5704cab861c9b2ae9f475076e1881e87f5aa Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1a786b9bbb767fd1c922d424aaa8078cc542309 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5e5e63c506b93b89b01f522b6a7343585f784e6 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed7f2afdd0e043a397677e597ced0830b83ba0b3 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee93e6da30377cf2a75e16cd32bb9fcd86a61c46 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73d462a38d5f782b7c872fe9ae8393d9ef5483da Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7431144b406ae82807eb87d8c98e518475b0450f Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8be915fc5ff9a5e296f6538be12ea75a1a93bdea Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa6a5704cab861c9b2ae9f475076e1881e87f5aa Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1a786b9bbb767fd1c922d424aaa8078cc542309 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5e5e63c506b93b89b01f522b6a7343585f784e6 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed7f2afdd0e043a397677e597ced0830b83ba0b3 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee93e6da30377cf2a75e16cd32bb9fcd86a61c46 Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-41090 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-41090 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 03, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 25, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.164 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.10.223 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.20 up to (excluding) 5.4.281 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.102 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.10 up to (excluding) 6.10.2 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.43 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.9.12
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73d462a38d5f782b7c872fe9ae8393d9ef5483da Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73d462a38d5f782b7c872fe9ae8393d9ef5483da Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7431144b406ae82807eb87d8c98e518475b0450f Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7431144b406ae82807eb87d8c98e518475b0450f Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8be915fc5ff9a5e296f6538be12ea75a1a93bdea Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8be915fc5ff9a5e296f6538be12ea75a1a93bdea Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa6a5704cab861c9b2ae9f475076e1881e87f5aa Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa6a5704cab861c9b2ae9f475076e1881e87f5aa Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1a786b9bbb767fd1c922d424aaa8078cc542309 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1a786b9bbb767fd1c922d424aaa8078cc542309 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5e5e63c506b93b89b01f522b6a7343585f784e6 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5e5e63c506b93b89b01f522b6a7343585f784e6 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed7f2afdd0e043a397677e597ced0830b83ba0b3 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed7f2afdd0e043a397677e597ced0830b83ba0b3 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee93e6da30377cf2a75e16cd32bb9fcd86a61c46 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee93e6da30377cf2a75e16cd32bb9fcd86a61c46 Types: Patch
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73d462a38d5f782b7c872fe9ae8393d9ef5483da
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7431144b406ae82807eb87d8c98e518475b0450f
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8be915fc5ff9a5e296f6538be12ea75a1a93bdea
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa6a5704cab861c9b2ae9f475076e1881e87f5aa
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1a786b9bbb767fd1c922d424aaa8078cc542309
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5e5e63c506b93b89b01f522b6a7343585f784e6
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed7f2afdd0e043a397677e597ced0830b83ba0b3
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee93e6da30377cf2a75e16cd32bb9fcd86a61c46
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jul. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tap: add missing verification for short frame The cited commit missed to check against the validity of the frame length in the tap_get_user_xdp() path, which could cause a corrupted skb to be sent downstack. Even before the skb is transmitted, the tap_get_user_xdp()-->skb_set_network_header() may assume the size is more than ETH_HLEN. Once transmitted, this could either cause out-of-bound access beyond the actual length, or confuse the underlayer with incorrect or inconsistent header length in the skb metadata. In the alternative path, tap_get_user() already prohibits short frame which has the length less than Ethernet header size from being transmitted. This is to drop any frame shorter than the Ethernet header size just like how tap_get_user() does. CVE: CVE-2024-41090
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8be915fc5ff9a5e296f6538be12ea75a1a93bdea [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7431144b406ae82807eb87d8c98e518475b0450f [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5e5e63c506b93b89b01f522b6a7343585f784e6 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee93e6da30377cf2a75e16cd32bb9fcd86a61c46 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa6a5704cab861c9b2ae9f475076e1881e87f5aa [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73d462a38d5f782b7c872fe9ae8393d9ef5483da [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1a786b9bbb767fd1c922d424aaa8078cc542309 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed7f2afdd0e043a397677e597ced0830b83ba0b3 [No types assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.1
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