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CVE-2024-50110

5.5 · MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: fix one more kernel-infoleak in algo dumping During fuzz testing, the following issue was discovered: BUG: KMSAN: kernel…

Published Nov 5, 2024CWE-908EPSS 0.26%

Overview

CVE-2024-50110 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on November 5, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

xfrm: fix one more kernel-infoleak in algo dumping

During fuzz testing, the following issue was discovered:

BUG: KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in _copy_to_iter+0x598/0x2a30

_copy_to_iter+0x598/0x2a30

__skb_datagram_iter+0x168/0x1060

skb_copy_datagram_iter+0x5b/0x220

netlink_recvmsg+0x362/0x1700

sock_recvmsg+0x2dc/0x390

__sys_recvfrom+0x381/0x6d0

__x64_sys_recvfrom+0x130/0x200

x64_sys_call+0x32c8/0x3cc0

do_syscall_64+0xd8/0x1c0

entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x79/0x81

Uninit was stored to memory at:

copy_to_user_state_extra+0xcc1/0x1e00

dump_one_state+0x28c/0x5f0

xfrm_state_walk+0x548/0x11e0

xfrm_dump_sa+0x1e0/0x840

netlink_dump+0x943/0x1c40

__netlink_dump_start+0x746/0xdb0

xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x429/0xc00

netlink_rcv_skb+0x613/0x780

xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x77/0xc0

netlink_unicast+0xe90/0x1280

netlink_sendmsg+0x126d/0x1490

__sock_sendmsg+0x332/0x3d0

____sys_sendmsg+0x863/0xc30

___sys_sendmsg+0x285/0x3e0

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Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/1e8fbd2441cb2ea28d6825f2985bf7d84af060bbRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/610d4cea9b442b22b4820695fc3335e64849725eRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/6889cd2a93e1e3606b3f6e958aa0924e836de4d2Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/c73bca72b84b453c8d26a5e7673b20adb294bf54Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/dc2ad8e8818e4bf1a93db78d81745b4877b32972Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50110?

CVE-2024-50110 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on November 5, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-50110?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-50110?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-50110?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2024-50110 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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