7.1
HIGH
CVE-2024-49860
Citrix Hypervisor Buffer Over-read
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: sysfs: validate return type of _STR method Only buffer objects are valid return values of _STR. If something else is returned description_show() will access invalid memory.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 21, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 8, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-49860 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-49860 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Nov. 08, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92fd5209fc014405f63a7db79802ca4b01dc0c05 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2364b6af90c6b6d8a4783e0d3481ca80af699554 [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 23, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cdfb9178a3bba843c95c2117c82c15f1a64b9ce No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cdfb9178a3bba843c95c2117c82c15f1a64b9ce Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b081991c4363e072e1748efed0bbec8a77daba5 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b081991c4363e072e1748efed0bbec8a77daba5 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bb1e7d027413835b086aed35bc3f0713bc0f72b No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bb1e7d027413835b086aed35bc3f0713bc0f72b Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c8d007c14aefc3f2ddf71e4c40713733dc827be No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c8d007c14aefc3f2ddf71e4c40713733dc827be Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0921ecd4ddc14646bb5511f49db4d7d3b0829f0 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0921ecd4ddc14646bb5511f49db4d7d3b0829f0 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f51e5a88f2e7224858b261546cf6b3037dfb1323 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f51e5a88f2e7224858b261546cf6b3037dfb1323 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f51f711d36e61fbb87c67b524fd200e05172668d No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f51f711d36e61fbb87c67b524fd200e05172668d Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-843
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.7 up to (excluding) 5.10.227 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.168 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.113 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.54 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.10.13 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.11 up to (excluding) 6.11.2
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Oct. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: sysfs: validate return type of _STR method Only buffer objects are valid return values of _STR. If something else is returned description_show() will access invalid memory.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b081991c4363e072e1748efed0bbec8a77daba5 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cdfb9178a3bba843c95c2117c82c15f1a64b9ce [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c8d007c14aefc3f2ddf71e4c40713733dc827be [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0921ecd4ddc14646bb5511f49db4d7d3b0829f0 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f51e5a88f2e7224858b261546cf6b3037dfb1323 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f51f711d36e61fbb87c67b524fd200e05172668d [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bb1e7d027413835b086aed35bc3f0713bc0f72b [No types assigned]
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