5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-50167
Alteon Be2Net Linux Kernel Memory Leak Vulnerability
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: be2net: fix potential memory leak in be_xmit() The be_xmit() returns NETDEV_TX_OK without freeing skb in case of be_xmit_enqueue() fails, add dev_kfree_skb_any() to fix it.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 7, 2024, 10:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 13, 2024, 3:29 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-2024-50167 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-2024-50167 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]

    Nov. 13, 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/4c5f170ef4f85731a4d43ad9a6ac51106c0946be No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c5f170ef4f85731a4d43ad9a6ac51106c0946be Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/641c1beed52bf3c6deb0193fe4d38ec9ff75d2ae No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/641c1beed52bf3c6deb0193fe4d38ec9ff75d2ae Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b7ce8ee01c33c380aaa5077ff25215492e7eb0e No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b7ce8ee01c33c380aaa5077ff25215492e7eb0e Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77bc881d370e850b7f3cd2b5eae67d596b40efbc No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77bc881d370e850b7f3cd2b5eae67d596b40efbc Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/919ab6e2370289a2748780f44a43333cd3878aa7 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/919ab6e2370289a2748780f44a43333cd3878aa7 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/941026023c256939943a47d1c66671526befbb26 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/941026023c256939943a47d1c66671526befbb26 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4dd8bfe0f6a23acd305f9b892c00899089bd621 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4dd8bfe0f6a23acd305f9b892c00899089bd621 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e86a79b804e26e3b7f1e415b22a085c0bb7ea3d3 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e86a79b804e26e3b7f1e415b22a085c0bb7ea3d3 Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-401
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2 up to (excluding) 4.19.323 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.20 up to (excluding) 5.4.285 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.10.229 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.170 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.115 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.59 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 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 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/941026023c256939943a47d1c66671526befbb26 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b7ce8ee01c33c380aaa5077ff25215492e7eb0e [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77bc881d370e850b7f3cd2b5eae67d596b40efbc [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Nov. 07, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: be2net: fix potential memory leak in be_xmit() The be_xmit() returns NETDEV_TX_OK without freeing skb in case of be_xmit_enqueue() fails, add dev_kfree_skb_any() to fix it.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/919ab6e2370289a2748780f44a43333cd3878aa7 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c5f170ef4f85731a4d43ad9a6ac51106c0946be [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/641c1beed52bf3c6deb0193fe4d38ec9ff75d2ae [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e86a79b804e26e3b7f1e415b22a085c0bb7ea3d3 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4dd8bfe0f6a23acd305f9b892c00899089bd621 [No types assigned]
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