What is CVE-2024-50091?

CVE-2024-50091 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-05.

How severe is CVE-2024-50091?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-50091

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm vdo: don't refer to dedupe_context after releasing it Clear the dedupe_context pointer in a data_vio whenever ownership of the context is lost, so that vdo can't examine it accidentally.

EPSS: 0.002 (11.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions cfaf07fae7a262865a67b6010eef3bc0a1ae50b2, 6.9, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50091?: CVE-2024-50091 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-05.
How severe is CVE-2024-50091?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.