CVE-2024-53082

Summary

CVE-2024-53082 is a vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel. This issue involves the virtio_net component, where a missing check for hash_key_length in virtnet_probe() function could lead to out-of-bound errors during setting or reading hash keys. This could potentially result in security vulnerabilities or system instability. The vulnerability has been resolved by adding the necessary hash_key_length check to mitigate these risks.

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