5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-50120
Samba kernel Memory Allocationassi
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: Handle kstrdup failures for passwords In smb3_reconfigure(), after duplicating ctx->password and ctx->password2 with kstrdup(), we need to check for allocation failures. If ses->password allocation fails, return -ENOMEM. If ses->password2 allocation fails, free ses->password, set it to NULL, and return -ENOMEM.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 5, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 8, 2024, 6:04 p.m.

Source :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-50120.

URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35488799b0ab6e4327f82e1d9209a60805665b37 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35dbac8c328d6afe937cd45ecd41d209d0b9f8b8 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a5dd61151399ad5a5d69aad28ab164734c1e3bc Patch

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-50120 vulnerability over time.

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 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/35488799b0ab6e4327f82e1d9209a60805665b37 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35488799b0ab6e4327f82e1d9209a60805665b37 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35dbac8c328d6afe937cd45ecd41d209d0b9f8b8 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35dbac8c328d6afe937cd45ecd41d209d0b9f8b8 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a5dd61151399ad5a5d69aad28ab164734c1e3bc No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a5dd61151399ad5a5d69aad28ab164734c1e3bc Patch
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.6.24 up to (excluding) 6.6.59 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7.12 up to (excluding) 6.8 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.8.3 up to (excluding) 6.9 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.9 up to (excluding) 6.11.6 *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:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Nov. 05, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: Handle kstrdup failures for passwords In smb3_reconfigure(), after duplicating ctx->password and ctx->password2 with kstrdup(), we need to check for allocation failures. If ses->password allocation fails, return -ENOMEM. If ses->password2 allocation fails, free ses->password, set it to NULL, and return -ENOMEM.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35dbac8c328d6afe937cd45ecd41d209d0b9f8b8 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35488799b0ab6e4327f82e1d9209a60805665b37 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a5dd61151399ad5a5d69aad28ab164734c1e3bc [No types assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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