Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-50204

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: don't try and remove empty rbtree node When copying a namespace we won't have added the new copy into the namespace rbtree until after the copy succeeded. Calling free_mnt_ns() will try to remove the copy from the rbtree which is invalid. Simply free the namespace skeleton directly.

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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: 0.002 (6.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.6% 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-2024-50204: 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 1901c92497bd90caf608a474f1bf4d8795b372a2, 6.11, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.12

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50204?
CVE-2024-50204 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2024-50204?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.