#VU99843 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50096
Published: November 5, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99843
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-2024-50096
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 memory corruption within the nouveau_dmem_fault_copy_one() function in drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_dmem.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/73f75d2b5aee5a735cf64b8ab4543d5c20dbbdd9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c3de9282dde21ce3c1bf1bde3166a4510547aa9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/614bfb2050982d23d53d0d51c4079dba0437c883
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/697e3ddcf1f8b68bd531fc34eead27c000bdf3e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab4d113b6718b076046018292f821d5aa4b844f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/835745a377a4519decd1a36d6b926e369b3033e2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.227
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.168
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.285
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.113
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.57