#VU99155 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50042 

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#VU99155 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50042

Published: October 22, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99155
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-2024-50042
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 memory corruption within the ice_vf_pre_vsi_rebuild() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c, within the ice_sriov_set_msix_vec_count() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sriov.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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