Buffer overflow in Linux

CVE-2024-53098

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe/ufence: Prefetch ufence addr to catch bogus address access_ok() only checks for addr overflow so also try to read the addr to catch invalid addr sent from userspace. (cherry picked from commit 9408c4508483ffc60811e910a93d6425b8e63928)

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (12.0th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-53098?
CVE-2024-53098 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-25.
How severe is CVE-2024-53098?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.