#VU100134 Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50211 

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#VU100134 Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50211

Published: November 8, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU100134
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50211
CWE-ID: CWE-388
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling within the udf_truncate_extents() function in fs/udf/truncate.c, within the udf_try_read_meta() function in fs/udf/partition.c, within the udf_map_block(), udf_extend_file(), udf_delete_aext() and inode_bmap() functions in fs/udf/inode.c, within the udf_fiiter_init() and udf_fiiter_append_blk() functions in fs/udf/directory.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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