### [CVE-2024-49973](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-49973)
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### Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:r8169: add tally counter fields added with RTL8125RTL8125 added fields to the tally counter, what may result in the chipdma'ing these new fields to unallocated memory. Therefore make surethat the allocated memory area is big enough to hold all of thetally counter values, even if we use only parts of it.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds
- https://github.com/w4zu/Debian_security