5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-50000
"Melanox Linux Kernel NULL Pointer Dereference"
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Fix NULL deref in mlx5e_tir_builder_alloc() In mlx5e_tir_builder_alloc() kvzalloc() may return NULL which is dereferenced on the next line in a reference to the modify field. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 21, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 25, 2024, 7:55 p.m.

Source :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-50000 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-2024-50000 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0168ab6fbd9e50d20b97486168b604b2ab28a2ca No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0168ab6fbd9e50d20b97486168b604b2ab28a2ca Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bcc86cc721bea68980098f51f102aa2c2b9d932 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bcc86cc721bea68980098f51f102aa2c2b9d932 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4655456a64a0f936098c8432bac64e7176bd2aff No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4655456a64a0f936098c8432bac64e7176bd2aff Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d80dde26d7bab1320210279483ac854dcb274b2 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d80dde26d7bab1320210279483ac854dcb274b2 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b48ee5bb25c02ca2b81e0d16bf8af17ab6ed3f8b No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b48ee5bb25c02ca2b81e0d16bf8af17ab6ed3f8b Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f25389e779500cf4a59ef9804534237841bce536 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f25389e779500cf4a59ef9804534237841bce536 Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.15 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) 6.6.55 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.10.14 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.11 up to (excluding) 6.11.3 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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: net/mlx5e: Fix NULL deref in mlx5e_tir_builder_alloc() In mlx5e_tir_builder_alloc() kvzalloc() may return NULL which is dereferenced on the next line in a reference to the modify field. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4655456a64a0f936098c8432bac64e7176bd2aff [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b48ee5bb25c02ca2b81e0d16bf8af17ab6ed3f8b [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0168ab6fbd9e50d20b97486168b604b2ab28a2ca [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bcc86cc721bea68980098f51f102aa2c2b9d932 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d80dde26d7bab1320210279483ac854dcb274b2 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f25389e779500cf4a59ef9804534237841bce536 [No types assigned]
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