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CVE-2024-50299

8.2 · HIGH
Published Nov 19, 2024 linux CWE-908 EPSS 0.62% (47th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2024-50299 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 8.2 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.2, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

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

sctp: properly validate chunk size in sctp_sf_ootb()

A size validation fix similar to that in Commit 50619dbf8db7 ("sctp: add

size validation when walking chunks") is also required in sctp_sf_ootb()

to address a crash reported by syzbot:

BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in sctp_sf_ootb+0x7f5/0xce0 net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c:3712

sctp_sf_ootb+0x7f5/0xce0 net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c:3712

sctp_do_sm+0x181/0x93d0 net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c:1166

sctp_endpoint_bh_rcv+0xc38/0xf90 net/sctp/endpointola.c:407

sctp_inq_push+0x2ef/0x380 net/sctp/inqueue.c:88

sctp_rcv+0x3831/0x3b20 net/sctp/input.c:243

sctp4_rcv+0x42/0x50 net/sctp/protocol.c:1159

ip_protocol_deliver_rcu+0xb51/0x13d0 net/ipv4/ip_input.c:205

ip_local_deliver_finish+0x336/0x500 net/ipv4/ip_input.c:233

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 >= 2.6.12, < 4.19.324 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-50299?

CVE-2024-50299 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 8.2 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-50299?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.2, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-50299?

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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