Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2024-50179
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: remove the incorrect Fw reference check when dirtying pages When doing the direct-io reads it will also try to mark pages dirty, but for the read path it won't hold the Fw caps and there is case will it get the Fw reference.
EPSS: 0.002 (14.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 5dda377cf0a6bd43f64a3c1efb670d7c668e7b29, 4.2, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-50179?
- CVE-2024-50179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-11-08.
- How severe is CVE-2024-50179?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-50179 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.