CVE-2024-50127

CVE Details

Release Date:

2024-11-05

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nnet: sched: fix use-after-free in taprio_change()\nIn 'taprio_change()', 'admin' pointer may become dangling due to sched\nswitch / removal caused by 'advance_sched()', and critical section\nprotected by 'q->current_entry_lock' is too small to prevent from such\na scenario (which causes use-after-free detected by KASAN). Fix this\nby prefer 'rcu_replace_pointer()' over 'rcu_assign_pointer()' to update\n'admin' immediately before an attempt to schedule freeing.

See more information about CVE-2024-50127 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:	7.8
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality:	High
Integrity:	High
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
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12887	2024-12-18
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12887	2024-12-18