CVE-2024-50157

5.5 · MEDIUM

Published Nov 7, 2024 linux EPSS 0.21% (12th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Overview

CVE-2024-50157 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on November 7, 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:

RDMA/bnxt_re: Avoid CPU lockups due fifo occupancy check loop

Driver waits indefinitely for the fifo occupancy to go below a threshold

as soon as the pacing interrupt is received. This can cause soft lockup on

one of the processors, if the rate of DB is very high.

Add a loop count for FPGA and exit the __wait_for_fifo_occupancy_below_th

if the loop is taking more time. Pacing will be continuing until the

occupancy is below the threshold. This is ensured by the checks in

bnxt_re_pacing_timer_exp and further scheduling the work for pacing based

on the fifo occupancy.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. 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.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
linux	linux_kernel	>= 6.6, < 6.11.6	Affected

References

Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fb6b2e82413e401b72dfeacd7a60416fcfc5b41 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/7998e7efd1d557af118ac96f48ebc569b929b555 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/8be3e5b0c96beeefe9d5486b96575d104d3e7d17

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-50157?

CVE-2024-50157 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on November 7, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-50157?

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-2024-50157?

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