CVE-2024-46861: usbnet: ipheth: do not stop RX on failing RX callback
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-46861 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 13 · Related 13Timeline
- 27-09-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usbnet: ipheth: do not stop RX on failing RX callback RX callbacks can fail for multiple reasons: * Payload too short * Payload formatted incorrecly (e.g. bad NCM framing) * Lack of memory None of these should cause the driver to seize up. Make such failures non-critical and continue processing further incoming URBs.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.21%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
11%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.21% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu98 products
- linux< 6.8.0-50.51
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 6.8.0-1020.22
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ a2d274c62e44b1995c170595db3865c6fe701226, < 4d1cfa3afb8627435744ecdc6d8b58bc72ee0f4c | ≥ a2d274c62e44b1995c170595db3865c6fe701226, < 08ca800b0cd56d5e26722f68b18bbbf6840bf44b | ≥ a2d274c62e44b1995c170595db3865c6fe701226, < 74efed51e0a4d62f998f806c307778b47fc73395 | 6.5
- linux_kernel< 6.6.52 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.10.11 | 6.11:rc1 | 6.11:rc2 | 6.11:rc3
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.10.11-1
3 vendors · 101 products
