#VU99192 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-49995
Published: October 22, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99192
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-2024-49995
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 bearer_name_validate() function in net/tipc/bearer.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/e2b2558971e02ca33eb637a8350d68a48b3e8e46
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54dae0e9063ed23c9acf8d5ab9b18d3426a8ac18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80c0be7bcf940ce9308311575c3aff8983c9b97a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12d26aa7fd3cbdbc5149b6e516563478d575026e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ed7f42dfd3edb387034128ca5b0f639836d4ddd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a18c7b239d02aafb791ae2c45226f6bb40641792
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6555a2a9212be6983d2319d65276484f7c5f431a
- 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-6.10.14
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.55