CVE-2024-46799
kernel: net: ethernet: ti: am65-cpsw: Fix NULL dereference on XDP_TX
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 18, 2024
Updated · August 5, 2026
Description
A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's net: ethernet: ti: am65-cpsw driver, which caused a NULL pointer dereference when Express Data Path (XDP) traffic was transmitted with only one TX queue configured. This issue occurred due to the incorrect use of the maximum number of TX queues instead of the actual number in the am65_cpsw_ndo_xdp_xmit() function.
Statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not vulnerable to this CVE, as it does not affect the versions or configurations of the Linux kernel used in its distributions.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference