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CVE-2024-50114

7.8 · HIGH
Published Nov 5, 2024 linux CWE-416 EPSS 0.23% (13th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2024-50114 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on November 5, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

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

KVM: arm64: Unregister redistributor for failed vCPU creation

Alex reports that syzkaller has managed to trigger a use-after-free when

tearing down a VM:

BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in kvm_put_kvm+0x300/0xe68 virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:5769

Read of size 8 at addr ffffff801c6890d0 by task syz.3.2219/10758

CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 10758 Comm: syz.3.2219 Not tainted 6.11.0-rc6-dirty #64

Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)

Call trace:

dump_backtrace+0x17c/0x1a8 arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:317

show_stack+0x2c/0x3c arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:324

__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:93 [inline]

dump_stack_lvl+0x94/0xc0 lib/dump_stack.c:119

print_report+0x144/0x7a4 mm/kasan/report.c:377

kasan_report+0xcc/0x128 mm/kasan/report.c:601

__asan_report_load8_noabort+0x20/0x2c mm/kasan/report_generic.c:381

kvm_put_kvm+0x300/0xe68 virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:5769

kvm_vm_release+0x4c/0x60 virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:140

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
linux linux_kernel >= 6.11, < 6.11.6 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-50114?

CVE-2024-50114 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on November 5, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-50114?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-50114?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-50114?

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