Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50216
Published: November 10, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100193
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2024-50216
CWE-ID: CWE-908
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the xfs_filestream_pick_ag() and !() functions in fs/xfs/xfs_filestream.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-50216
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77ddc732416b017180893cbb2356e9f0a414c575
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a023408925acd64db5c8980373fcb3e28ec6fd29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc60992ce76fbc2f71c2674f435ff6bde2108028
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.60