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

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-50158: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 8b6573ff3420a2da1deb469a480dbc454745f784, 6.6, 0
  • 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.