5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-50168
Qualcomm Atheros Ethernet miniport Memory Leak
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.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Nov. 13, 2024, 4:16 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-2024-50168 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-2024-50168 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/137010d26dc5cd47cd62fef77cbe952d31951b7a No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/137010d26dc5cd47cd62fef77cbe952d31951b7a Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a17a4ac2d57102497fac53b53c666dba6a0c20d No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a17a4ac2d57102497fac53b53c666dba6a0c20d Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cb3f56e827abb22c4168ad0c1bbbf401bb2f3b8 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cb3f56e827abb22c4168ad0c1bbbf401bb2f3b8 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dc937a3086e344f965ca5c459f8f3eb6b68d890 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dc937a3086e344f965ca5c459f8f3eb6b68d890 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84f2bac74000dbb7a177d9b98a17031ec8d07ec5 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84f2bac74000dbb7a177d9b98a17031ec8d07ec5 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d5b20fbc548650019afa96822b6a33ea4ec8aa5 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d5b20fbc548650019afa96822b6a33ea4ec8aa5 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c6ce55e6f0bd1541f112833006b4052614c7d94 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c6ce55e6f0bd1541f112833006b4052614c7d94 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db755e55349045375c5c7036e8650afb3ff419d8 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db755e55349045375c5c7036e8650afb3ff419d8 Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-401
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.12 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/137010d26dc5cd47cd62fef77cbe952d31951b7a [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d5b20fbc548650019afa96822b6a33ea4ec8aa5 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db755e55349045375c5c7036e8650afb3ff419d8 [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: 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.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c6ce55e6f0bd1541f112833006b4052614c7d94 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a17a4ac2d57102497fac53b53c666dba6a0c20d [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dc937a3086e344f965ca5c459f8f3eb6b68d890 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84f2bac74000dbb7a177d9b98a17031ec8d07ec5 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cb3f56e827abb22c4168ad0c1bbbf401bb2f3b8 [No types assigned]
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