SecuriTricks - CVE-2024-50259

CVSS Score

5.5 / 10

Products Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
linux	linux_kernel	*, 6.12

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netdevsim: Add trailing zero to terminate the string in nsim_nexthop_bucket_activity_write() This was found by a static analyzer. We should not forget the trailing zero after copy_from_user() if we will further do some string operations, sscanf() in this case. Adding a trailing zero will ensure that the function performs properly.

Weaknesses

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

CWE ID: 125

Date

Published: Nov. 9, 2024, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified: Nov. 14, 2024, 6:24 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

CPEs

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
o	linux	linux_kernel	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
o	linux	linux_kernel	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
o	linux	linux_kernel	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
o	linux	linux_kernel	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
o	linux	linux_kernel	6.12	rc1	/	/	/	/	/	/
o	linux	linux_kernel	6.12	rc2	/	/	/	/	/	/
o	linux	linux_kernel	6.12	rc3	/	/	/	/	/	/
o	linux	linux_kernel	6.12	rc4	/	/	/	/	/	/
o	linux	linux_kernel	6.12	rc5	/	/	/	/	/	/

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

5.5

Exploitability Score

1.8

Impact Score

3.6

Base Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

https://git.kernel.org/ 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

CVE-2024-50259

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