Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-50167

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: be2net: fix potential memory leak in be_xmit() The be_xmit() returns NETDEV_TX_OK without freeing skb in case of be_xmit_enqueue() fails, add dev_kfree_skb_any() to fix it.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (15.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 15.3% 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-2024-50167: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 760c295e0e8d982917d004c9095cff61c0cbd803, 4.2, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50167?
CVE-2024-50167 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-11-07.
How severe is CVE-2024-50167?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-50167 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.