CVE-2024-50259

linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netdevsim: Add trailing zero to terminate the st...

CVE-2024-50259 is fixed in 35 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50259, released November 9, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0022
12th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netdevsim: Add trailing zero to terminate the string in nsim_nexthop_bucket_activity_write() This was found by a static analyzer. We should not forget the trailing zero after copy_from_user() if we will further do some string operations, sscanf() in this case. Adding a trailing zero will ensure that the function performs properly.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool · amzn 2023 6.1.119-129.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-802 Jan 16, 2025
bpftool · ol 8 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
bpftool · ol 9 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
bpftool-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.119-129.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-802 Jan 16, 2025
kernel · amzn 2023 6.1.119-129.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-802 Jan 16, 2025
kernel-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.119-129.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-802 Jan 16, 2025
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 6.1.119-129.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-802 Jan 16, 2025
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 6.1.119-129.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-802 Jan 16, 2025
kernel-devel · amzn 2023 6.1.119-129.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-802 Jan 16, 2025
kernel-headers · amzn 2023 6.1.119-129.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-802 Jan 16, 2025
kernel-libbpf · amzn 2023 6.1.119-129.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-802 Jan 16, 2025
kernel-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 6.1.119-129.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-802 Jan 16, 2025
kernel-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 6.1.119-129.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-802 Jan 16, 2025
kernel-livepatch-6.1.119-129.201 · amzn 2023 1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-802 Jan 16, 2025
kernel-modules-extra · amzn 2023 6.1.119-129.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-802 Jan 16, 2025
kernel-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 6.1.119-129.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-802 Jan 16, 2025
kernel-tools · amzn 2023 6.1.119-129.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-802 Jan 16, 2025
kernel-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.119-129.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-802 Jan 16, 2025
kernel-tools-devel · amzn 2023 6.1.119-129.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-802 Jan 16, 2025
kernel-uek · ol 8 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek · ol 9 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek-container · ol 8 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek-container · ol 9 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek-container-debug · ol 8 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek-container-debug · ol 9 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek-core · ol 8 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek-core · ol 9 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek-debug · ol 8 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek-debug · ol 9 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 8 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 9 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 8 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 9 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 8 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 8 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 9 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek-devel · ol 8 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek-devel · ol 9 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek-doc · ol 8 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek-doc · ol 9 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek-modules · ol 8 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek-modules · ol 9 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 8 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 9 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887 Dec 18, 2024
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.119-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50259 Nov 9, 2024
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.11.7-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50259 Nov 9, 2024
linux · Debian 14 6.11.7-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50259 Nov 9, 2024
perf · amzn 2023 6.1.119-129.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-802 Jan 16, 2025
perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.119-129.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-802 Jan 16, 2025
python3-perf · amzn 2023 6.1.119-129.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-802 Jan 16, 2025
python3-perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.119-129.201.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-802 Jan 16, 2025

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