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CVE-2024-50293

7.8 · HIGH
Published Nov 19, 2024 linux CWE-416 EPSS 0.21% (11th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2024-50293 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on November 19, 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:

net/smc: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in __smc_create()

Thanks to commit 4bbd360a5084 ("socket: Print pf->create() when

it does not clear sock->sk on failure."), syzbot found an issue with AF_SMC:

smc_create must clear sock->sk on failure, family: 43, type: 1, protocol: 0

WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5827 at net/socket.c:1565 __sock_create+0x96f/0xa30 net/socket.c:1563

Modules linked in:

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5827 Comm: syz-executor259 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc6-next-20241106-syzkaller #0

Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/13/2024

RIP: 0010:__sock_create+0x96f/0xa30 net/socket.c:1563

Code: 03 00 74 08 4c 89 e7 e8 4f 3b 85 f8 49 8b 34 24 48 c7 c7 40 89 0c 8d 8b 54 24 04 8b 4c 24 0c 44 8b 44 24 08 e8 32 78 db f7 90 <0f> 0b 90 90 e9 d3 fd ff ff 89 e9 80 e1 07 fe c1 38 c1 0f 8c ee f7

RSP: 0018:ffffc90003e4fda0 EFLAGS: 00010246

RAX: 099c6f938c7f4700 RBX: 1ffffffff1a595fd RCX: ffff8

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, < 6.11.8 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-50293?

CVE-2024-50293 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on November 19, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-50293?

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-2024-50293?

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.

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