Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50180
Published: November 8, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100137
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50180
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the sisfb_search_mode() function in drivers/video/fbdev/sis/sis_main.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-50180
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/252f147b1826cbb30ae0304cf86b66d3bb12b743
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41cf6f26abe4f491b694c54bd1aa2530369b7510
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/889304120ecb2ca30674d89cd4ef15990b6a571c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/688872c4ea4a528cd6a057d545c83506b533ee1f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11c0d49093b82f6c547fd419c41a982d26bdf5ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cf14f5a2746c19455ce9cb44341b5527b5e19c3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.323
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.227
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.168
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.285
- 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