CVE-2024-50024

CVE Details

Release Date:

2024-10-21

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nnet: Fix an unsafe loop on the list\nThe kernel may crash when deleting a genetlink family if there are still\nlisteners for that family:\nOops: Kernel access of bad area, sig: 11 [#1]\n...\nNIP [c000000000c080bc] netlink_update_socket_mc+0x3c/0xc0\nLR [c000000000c0f764] __netlink_clear_multicast_users+0x74/0xc0\nCall Trace:\n__netlink_clear_multicast_users+0x74/0xc0\ngenl_unregister_family+0xd4/0x2d0\nChange the unsafe loop on the list to a safe one, because inside the\nloop there is an element removal from this list.

See more information about CVE-2024-50024 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	4.7
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	High
Privileges Required:	Low
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality:	None
Integrity:	None
Availability:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12884	2024-12-16
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12884	2024-12-16