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CVE-2024-50285MEDIUM
Linux Linux — ksmbd: check outstanding simultaneous SMB operations
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0060   45.9     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf –  —
  Linux    5.15 –                                      6.6.61
TIMELINE
  Oct 21  Reserved by Linux
  Nov 19  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2024-50285 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD).
CWE-770 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 3 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: check outstanding simultaneous SMB operations If Client send simultaneous SMB operations to ksmbd, It exhausts too much memory through the "ksmbd_work_cache”. It will cause OOM issue. ksmbd has a credit mechanism but it can't handle this problem. This patch add the check if it exceeds max credits to prevent this problem by assuming that one smb request consumes at least one credit.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
October 21, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
November 19, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-50285 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf
LinuxLinux5.156.6.61

Weaknesses

CWE-770

References (3)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-50285 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-770

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