CVE-2024-57901 — af_packet: fix vlan_get_protocol_dgram() vs MSG_PEEK
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: af_packet: fix vlan_get_protocol_dgram() vs MSG_PEEK Blamed commit forgot MSG_PEEK case, allowing a crash [1] as found by syzbot. Rework vlan_get_protocol_dgram() to not touch skb at all, so that it can be used from many cpus on the same skb. Add a const qualifier to skb argument. [1] skbuff: skb_under_panic: text:ffffffff8a8ccd05 len:29 put:14 head:ffff88807fc8e400 data:ffff88807fc8e3f4 tail:0x11 end:0x140 dev:<NULL> ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c:206 ! Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN PTI CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 5892 Comm: syz-executor883 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc4-syzkaller-00054-gd6ef8b40d075 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/13/2024 RIP: 0010:skb_panic net/core/skbuff.c:206 [inline] RIP: 0010:skb_under_panic+0x14b/0x150 net/core/skbuff.c:216 Code: 0b 8d 48 c7 c6 86 d5 25 8e 48 8b 54 24 08 8b 0c 24 44 8b 44 24 04 4d 89 e9 50 41 54 41 57 41 56 e8 5a 69 79 f7 48 83 c4 20 90 <0f> 0b 0f 1f 00 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 f3 RSP: 0018:ffffc900038d7638 EFLAGS: 00010282 RAX: 0000000000000087 RBX: dffffc0000000000 RCX: 609ffd18ea660600 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000080000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ffff88802483c8d0 R08: ffffffff817f0a8c R09: 1ffff9200071ae60 R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffff5200071ae61 R12: 0000000000000140 R13: ffff88807fc8e400 R14: ffff88807fc8e3f4 R15: 0000000000000011 FS: 00007fbac5e006c0(0000) GS:ffff8880b8700000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007fbac5e00d58 CR3: 000000001238e000 CR4: 00000000003526f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> skb_push+0xe5/0x100 net/core/skbuff.c:2636 vlan_get_protocol_dgram+0x165/0x290 net/packet/af_packet.c:585 packet_recvmsg+0x948/0x1ef0 net/packet/af_packet.c:3552 sock_recvmsg_nosec net/socket.c:1033 [inline] sock_recvmsg+0x22f/0x280 net/socket.c:1055 ____sys_recvmsg+0x1c6/0x480 net/socket.c:2803 ___sys_recvmsg net/socket.c:2845 [inline] do_recvmmsg+0x426/0xab0 net/socket.c:2940 __sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:3014 [inline] __do_sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:3037 [inline] __se_sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:3030 [inline] __x64_sys_recvmmsg+0x199/0x250 net/socket.c:3030 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 0.3% (30-day exploitation probability)+3
- Technical severity (medium)+3
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
CISA SSVC assessment CISA
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux, Linux Linux Kernel).
- Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux |
≥ d0a1f9aa70f0d8a05b6320e8a3f3b83adab8dac3 and < de4f8d477c67ec1d7c28f3486c3e47d147d90a01version 6.11≥ 6.10.3 and < 6.11≥ 4.19.320 and < 4.20≥ 6.6.44 and < 6.6.70≥ 6.1.103 and < 6.1.124≥ 5.15.165 and < 5.15.176≥ 5.10.224 and < 5.10.233 and 9 more≥ 5.4.282 and < 5.4.289version 66f23a7b5174b5d3e7111fd2d0d5a4f3faaa12e5version 3dfd84aa72fa7329ed4a257c8f40e0c9aff4dc8f≥ 79eecf631c14e7f4057186570ac20e2cfac3802e and < f91a5b8089389eb408501af2762f168c3aaa7b79≥ 79eecf631c14e7f4057186570ac20e2cfac3802e and < cd8488fdc7116f6da277515647b167859d4f72b1≥ 5a041d25b67042cbe06a0fb292ee22fd1147e65c and < a693b87692b4d7c50f4fc08a996678d60534a9da≥ 5839f59ff1dd4e35b9e767927931a039484839e1 and < 5d336714db324bef84490c75dcc48b387ef0346e≥ 83e2dfadcb6258fe3111c8a8ec9cf34465e55e64 and < 0d3fa6c3c9ca7aa255696150f5b759ac4a4974e1≥ c77064e76c768fb101ea5ff92dc771142fc9d8fd and < 560cbdd26b510626f3f4f27d34c44dfd3dd3499d |
Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| Linux | Linux Kernel |
≥ 4.19.320 and < 4.20version 6.13-rc5version 6.13-rc4version 6.13-rc3version 6.13-rc2version 6.13-rc1≥ 6.10.3 and < 6.12.9≥ 6.6.44 and < 6.6.70 and 4 more≥ 6.1.103 and < 6.1.124≥ 5.15.165 and < 5.15.176≥ 5.10.224 and < 5.10.233≥ 5.4.282 and < 5.4.289 |
Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.3 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 1.8 | 5.5 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 7.3 | CVSS 3.1 | High | — | — | Linux via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| 5.5 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | 1.8 | 3.6 | nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 5.5 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | 1.8 | 3.6 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 5.5 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | — | — | GitHub, Inc. via GitHub Security Advisories |
| 5.5 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | — | — | CISA-ADP via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov) Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · linux/linux
- SSVC assessment updated
- Record published
- Fix documented
- Affected products added · linux/linux kernel
- CVSS changed · 5.5
- Source status changed · → Modified
- Record created in this database
- 2025
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 2× References added · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026
References
13 on the record
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a693b87692b4d7c50f4fc08a996678d60534a9da
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/de4f8d477c67ec1d7c28f3486c3e47d147d90a01
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/560cbdd26b510626f3f4f27d34c44dfd3dd3499d
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f91a5b8089389eb408501af2762f168c3aaa7b79
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd8488fdc7116f6da277515647b167859d4f72b1
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d3fa6c3c9ca7aa255696150f5b759ac4a4974e1
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d336714db324bef84490c75dcc48b387ef0346e
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-j9xh-8839-85hc
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57901
Elsewhere on this site
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Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No CWE classification.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2024-57901 is "af_packet: fix vlan_get_protocol_dgram() vs MSG_PEEK", rated Medium. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 5.5 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.27% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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