CVE-2024-57973 rdma/cxgb4: Prevent potential integer overflow on 32bit

What is CVE-2024-57973?

CVE-2024-57973 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

rdma/cxgb4: Prevent potential integer overflow on 32bit

The "gl->tot_len" variable is controlled by the user. It comes from process_responses(). On 32bit systems, the "gl->tot_len + sizeof(struct cpl_pass_accept_req) + sizeof(struct rss_header)" addition could have an integer wrapping bug. Use size_add() to prevent this.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-57973?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-57973?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-57973 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-57973 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as AZL-58035, BELL-CVE-2024-57973, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-57973, GHSA-7wv9-64j8-g396, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2024-57973, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57973.