7.8
CVE-2024-50131
- EPSS 0.05%
- Published 05.11.2024 18:15:15
- Last modified 03.11.2025 23:16:53
- Source 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081f
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- Open
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Consider the NULL character when validating the event length strlen() returns a string length excluding the null byte. If the string length equals to the maximum buffer length, the buffer will have no space for the NULL terminating character. This commit checks this condition and returns failure for it.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 5.1 < 5.15.170
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 5.16 < 6.1.115
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.2 < 6.6.59
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.7 < 6.11.6
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.12 Updaterc1
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.12 Updaterc2
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.12 Updaterc3
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.12 Updaterc4
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.05% | 0.137 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 7.8 | 1.8 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.