Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2024-50092
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: netconsole: fix wrong warning A warning is triggered when there is insufficient space in the buffer for userdata. However, this is not an issue since userdata will be sent in the next iteration. Current warning message: ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 13 PID: 3013042 at drivers/net/netconsole.c:1122 write_ext_msg+0x3b6/0x3d0 ? write_ext_msg+0x3b6/0x3d0 console_flush_all+0x1e9/0x330 The code incorrectly issues a warning when this_chunk is zero, which is a valid scenario. The warning should only be triggered when this_chunk is negative.
EPSS: 0.002 (9.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 1ec9daf950936c2a1c591596e83c09ce2eb12ade, 6.9, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.12
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-50092?
- CVE-2024-50092 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2024-11-05.
- How severe is CVE-2024-50092?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.