CVE-2024-50000

MEDIUM EPSS 14.4%
Published Oct 21, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Oct 21, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Fix NULL deref in mlx5e_tir_builder_alloc() In mlx5e_tir_builder_alloc() kvzalloc() may return NULL which is dereferenced on the next line in a reference to the modify field. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
14.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 6

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.15  –  <5.15.168
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.113
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.6.55
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.10.14
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.11  –  <6.11.3
linuxlinux_kernel6.12any

References 7

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0168ab6fbd9e50d20b97486168b604b2ab28a2ca
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bcc86cc721bea68980098f51f102aa2c2b9d932
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4655456a64a0f936098c8432bac64e7176bd2aff
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d80dde26d7bab1320210279483ac854dcb274b2
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b48ee5bb25c02ca2b81e0d16bf8af17ab6ed3f8b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f25389e779500cf4a59ef9804534237841bce536
    Patch
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0168ab6fbd9e50d20b97486168b604b2ab28a2ca
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bcc86cc721bea68980098f51f102aa2c2b9d932
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4655456a64a0f936098c8432bac64e7176bd2aff
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d80dde26d7bab1320210279483ac854dcb274b2
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b48ee5bb25c02ca2b81e0d16bf8af17ab6ed3f8b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f25389e779500cf4a59ef9804534237841bce536
    Patch