Memory Allocation Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2024-50209
7.8HIGH

Key Information

Vendor
Linux
Status
Linux
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 November 2024

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: Add a check for memory allocation __alloc_pbl() can return error when memory allocation fails. Driver is not checking the status on one of the instances.

Affected Version(s)

Linux < 0c4dcd602817

Linux < 322a19baaaa2

Linux < 76dd679c3b14

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published.

  • Vulnerability Reserved.

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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