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CVE-2024-50168 Details

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sun3_82586: fix potential memory leak in sun3_82586_send_packet() The sun3_82586_send_packet() returns NETDEV_TX_OK without freeing skb in case of skb->len being too long, add dev_kfree_skb() to fix it.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/137010d26dc5cd47cd62fef77cbe952d31951b7a kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a17a4ac2d57102497fac53b53c666dba6a0c20d kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cb3f56e827abb22c4168ad0c1bbbf401bb2f3b8 kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dc937a3086e344f965ca5c459f8f3eb6b68d890 kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84f2bac74000dbb7a177d9b98a17031ec8d07ec5 kernel.orgPatch

see all 9 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime[email protected]
CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeCISA-ADP

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
>= 2.6.12, < 4.19.323
>= 4.20, < 5.4.285
>= 5.5, < 5.10.229
>= 5.11, < 5.15.170
>= 5.16, < 6.1.115

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-50168
NVD Published Date:
Nov 7, 2024
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
kernel.org
CVE-2024-50168 Details - Not Deferred