CVE-2024-50291

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: dvb-core: add missing buffer index check dvb_vb2_expbuf() didn't check if the given buffer index was for a valid buffer. Add this check.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

Mitigation details

Source: Debian Security Tracker · View original ↗ · DFSG

CVE-2024-50291 NameCVE-2024-50291 DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: dvb-core: add missing buffer index check dvb_vb2_expbuf() didn't check if the given buffer index was for a valid buffer. Add this check. SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub…

CVE-2024-50291

Name	CVE-2024-50291
Description	In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: dvb-core: add missing buffer index check dvb_vb2_expbuf() didn't check if the given buffer index was for a valid buffer. Add this check.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
linux (PTS)	bullseye	5.10.223-1	fixed
	bullseye (security)	5.10.257-1	fixed
	bookworm	6.1.170-3	fixed
	bookworm (security)	6.1.172-1	fixed
	trixie	6.12.86-1	fixed
	trixie (security)	6.12.90-1	fixed
	forky	7.0.9-1	fixed
	sid	7.0.10-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version
linux	source	bullseye	(not affected)
linux	source	bookworm	(not affected)
linux	source	(unstable)	6.11.9-1

Notes

[bookworm] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[bullseye] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://git.kernel.org/linus/fa88dc7db176c79b50adb132a56120a1d4d9d18b (6.12-rc7)

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Notes

[bookworm] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)[bullseye] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)https://git.kernel.org/linus/fa88dc7db176c79b50adb132a56120a1d4d9d18b (6.12-rc7)

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
sles		affected
debian	bookworm	fixed	`0`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`0`
debian	forky	fixed	`6.11.9-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`6.11.9-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`6.11.9-1`

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.