What is CVE-2024-50291?

CVE-2024-50291 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-19.

How severe is CVE-2024-50291?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-50291

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: dvb-core: add missing buffer index check dvb_vb2_expbuf() didn't check if the given buffer index was for a valid buffer. Add this check.

EPSS: 0.002 (9.0th 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 7dc866df40127dceac9ba83ae16c0c11e7d1666f, 6.8, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-129 — Improper Validation of Array Index

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50291?: CVE-2024-50291 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-19.
How severe is CVE-2024-50291?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.