CVE-2024-50168

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.22%

Last modified

CVE-2024-50168 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability
0.22%

12.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersionsUpdate
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 2.6.12, < 4.19.323
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 4.20, < 5.4.285
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.5, < 5.10.229
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.11, < 5.15.170
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.16, < 6.1.115
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 6.2, < 6.6.59
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 6.7, < 6.11.6
LinuxLinux Kernel6.12Rc1

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-50168?
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.
How severe is CVE-2024-50168?
CVE-2024-50168 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.22% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2024-50168?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST