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CVE-2024-50024MEDIUM
Linux Linux — net: Fix an unsafe loop on the list
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0028   20.5     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    b8273570f802a7658827dcb077b0b517ba75a289 –  —
  Linux    2.6.32 –                                    4.19.323
TIMELINE
  Oct 21  Reserved by Linux
  Oct 21  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2024-50024 (Linux). CVSS 7.3 → 5.5 (NVD).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 10 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: Fix an unsafe loop on the list The kernel may crash when deleting a genetlink family if there are still listeners for that family: Oops: Kernel access of bad area, sig: 11 [#1] ... NIP [c000000000c080bc] netlink_update_socket_mc+0x3c/0xc0 LR [c000000000c0f764] __netlink_clear_multicast_users+0x74/0xc0 Call Trace: __netlink_clear_multicast_users+0x74/0xc0 genl_unregister_family+0xd4/0x2d0 Change the unsafe loop on the list to a safe one, because inside the loop there is an element removal from this list.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
October 21, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
October 21, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-50024 (Linux). CVSS 7.3 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinuxb8273570f802a7658827dcb077b0b517ba75a289
LinuxLinux2.6.324.19.323

References (10)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-50024 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

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