SB2024110871 - Buffer overflow in Linux kernel mm
Published: November 8, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024110871
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50182)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the SYSCALL_DEFINE1() and secretmem_init() functions in mm/secretmem.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0ae6ffa1aeb297aef89f49cfb894a83c329ebad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ea0b7af38754d2b45ead9257bca47e84662e926
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7caf966390e6e4ebf42775df54e7ee1f280ce677
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/757786abe4547eb3d9d0e8350a63bdb0f9824af2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/532b53cebe58f34ce1c0f34d866f5c0e335c53c6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.169
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.113
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.57