#VU100146 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50194
Published: November 8, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100146
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50194
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the arch_uprobe_analyze_insn() and arch_uprobe_skip_sstep() functions in arch/arm64/kernel/probes/uprobes.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf60d19d40184e43d9a624e55a0da73be09e938d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14841bb7a531b96e2dde37423a3b33e75147c60d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8165bf83b8a64be801d59cd2532b0d1ffed74d00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d2530c65be04e93720e30f191a7cf1a3aa8b51c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13f8f1e05f1dc36dbba6cba0ae03354c0dafcde7
- 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-5.10.229
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.170
- 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-6.1.115
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.58