#VU99810 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50115
Published: November 5, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99810
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-2024-50115
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the nested_svm_get_tdp_pdptr() function in arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58cb697d80e669c56197f703e188867c8c54c494
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6876793907cbe19d42e9edc8c3315a21e06c32ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c4adc9b192a0815fe58a62bc0709449416cc884
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/426682afec71ea3f889b972d038238807b9443e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f559b2e9c5c5308850544ab59396b7d53cfc67bd
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.229
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.170
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.115
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.59