---
id: CVE-2024-46854
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  net: dpaa: Pad packets to ETH_ZLEN

  When sending packets under 60 bytes, up to three bytes of the buffer
  following the data may be leaked
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  net: dpaa: Pad packets to ETH_ZLEN

  When sending packets under 60 bytes, up to three bytes of the buffer
  following the data may be leaked. Avoid this by extending all p…
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'
vendor: linux
product: linux_kernel
affected:
  - 'linux_kernel >= 4.10, < 6.1.111'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.52'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.10.11'
  - linux_kernel = 6.11
patched:
  - linux_kernel 6.10.11
published: '2024-09-27'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T01:18:53.607'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46854'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f31f51bfc8214a6deaac2920e6342cb9d019133'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34fcac26216ce17886af3eb392355b459367af1a'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38f5db5587c0ee53546b28c50ba128253181ac83'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbd7ec083413c6a2e0c326d49e24ec7d12c7a9e0'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd5b9d657ecd44ad5f254c3fea3a6ab1cf0e2ef7'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce8eabc912fe9b9a62be1a5c6af5ad2196e90fc2'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc43a096cfe65b5c32168313846c5cd135d08f1d'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f43190e33224c49e1c7ebbc25923ff400d87ec00'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00233
epssPercentile: 0.14114
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T03:30:12.744Z'
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2024-09-29T13:58:12.883040Z'
---

## Overview

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

net: dpaa: Pad packets to ETH_ZLEN

When sending packets under 60 bytes, up to three bytes of the buffer
following the data may be leaked. Avoid this by extending all packets to
ETH_ZLEN, ensuring nothing is leaked in the padding. This bug can be
reproduced by running

	$ ping -s 11 destination

## Affected

- `linux_kernel >= 4.10, < 6.1.111`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.52`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.10.11`
- `linux_kernel = 6.11`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 6.10.11`