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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV L L L N U H H H 7.8 .0025 16.3 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed Linux dec65d79fd269d05427c8167090bfc9c3d0b56c4 – — Linux 5.1 – 5.4.285
TIMELINE Oct 21 Reserved by Linux Nov 5 Published (CNA: Linux) Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2024-50131 (Linux). CVSS 7.3 → 7.8 (NVD).
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Consider the NULL character when validating the event length strlen() returns a string length excluding the null byte. If the string length equals to the maximum buffer length, the buffer will have no space for the NULL terminating character. This commit checks this condition and returns failure for it.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| October 21, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| November 5, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-50131 (Linux). CVSS 7.3 → 7.8 (NVD). |
Authoritative record: CVE-2024-50131 at cve.org
Vendors: linux
Weaknesses: CWE-120
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