CVE-2024-50251

CVE Details

Release Date:

2024-11-09

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nnetfilter: nft_payload: sanitize offset and length before calling skb_checksum()\nIf access to offset + length is larger than the skbuff length, then\nskb_checksum() triggers BUG_ON().\nskb_checksum() internally subtracts the length parameter while iterating\nover skbuff, BUG_ON(len) at the end of it checks that the expected\nlength to be included in the checksum calculation is fully consumed.

See more information about CVE-2024-50251 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:	5.5
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality:	None
Integrity:	None
Availability:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel)	ELSA-2024-10939	2024-12-11