Out-of-bounds Read in Linux
CVE-2024-50158
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: Fix out of bound check Driver exports pacing stats only on GenP5 and P7 adapters. But while parsing the pacing stats, driver has a check for "rdev->dbr_pacing". This caused a trace when KASAN is enabled. BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in bnxt_re_get_hw_stats+0x2b6a/0x2e00 [bnxt_re] Write of size 8 at addr ffff8885942a6340 by task modprobe/4809
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.002 (13.6th 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 8b6573ff3420a2da1deb469a480dbc454745f784, 6.6, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.12
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-50158?
- CVE-2024-50158 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-07.
- How severe is CVE-2024-50158?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.