Integer underflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50241

 

Integer underflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50241

Published: November 10, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU100197
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50241
CWE-ID: CWE-191
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow within the nfsd4_copy() function in fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.


Affected software

Linux kernel
openEuler
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-devel
kernel-headers
kernel-source
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
kernel-tools
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool

How to mitigate CVE-2024-50241

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.119, 6.6.63, 6.11.7, 6.12
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.103.0.184, 5.10.0-238.0.0.137, 5.10.0-238.0.0.140, 6.6.0-57.0.0.59
kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.103.0.184, 5.10.0-238.0.0.137, 5.10.0-238.0.0.140, 6.6.0-57.0.0.59
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.103.0.184, 5.10.0-238.0.0.137, 5.10.0-238.0.0.140, 6.6.0-57.0.0.59
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.103.0.184, 5.10.0-238.0.0.137, 5.10.0-238.0.0.140, 6.6.0-57.0.0.59
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.103.0.184, 5.10.0-238.0.0.137, 5.10.0-238.0.0.140, 6.6.0-57.0.0.59
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.103.0.184, 5.10.0-238.0.0.137, 5.10.0-238.0.0.140, 6.6.0-57.0.0.59
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.103.0.184, 5.10.0-238.0.0.137, 5.10.0-238.0.0.140, 6.6.0-57.0.0.59
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.103.0.184, 5.10.0-238.0.0.137, 5.10.0-238.0.0.140, 6.6.0-57.0.0.59
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.103.0.184, 5.10.0-238.0.0.137, 5.10.0-238.0.0.140, 6.6.0-57.0.0.59
perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.103.0.184, 5.10.0-238.0.0.137, 5.10.0-238.0.0.140, 6.6.0-57.0.0.59
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.103.0.184, 5.10.0-238.0.0.137, 5.10.0-238.0.0.140, 6.6.0-57.0.0.59
python3-perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.103.0.184, 5.10.0-238.0.0.137, 5.10.0-238.0.0.140, 6.6.0-57.0.0.59
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.103.0.184, 5.10.0-238.0.0.137, 5.10.0-238.0.0.140, 6.6.0-57.0.0.59
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-238.0.0.137, 6.6.0-57.0.0.59
bpftool - addressed in versions 5.10.0-238.0.0.137, 6.6.0-57.0.0.59

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