DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50165
Record from OSV · Published November 7, 2024
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Preserve param->string when parsing mount options In bpf_parse_param(), keep the value of param->string intact so it can be freed later. Otherwise, the kmalloc area pointed to by param->string will be leaked as shown below: unreferenced object 0xffff888118c46d20 (size 8): comm "new_name", pid 12109, jiffies 4295580214 hex dump (first 8 bytes): 61 6e 79 00 38 c9 5c 7e any.8.\~ backtrace (crc e1b7f876): [<00000000c6848ac7>] kmemleak_alloc+0x4b/0x80 [<00000000de9f7d00>] __kmalloc_node_track_caller_noprof+0x36e/0x4a0 [<000000003e29b886>] memdup_user+0x32/0xa0 [<0000000007248326>] strndup_user+0x46/0x60 [<0000000035b3dd29>] __x64_sys_fsconfig+0x368/0x3d0 [<0000000018657927>] x64_sys_call+0xff/0x9f0 [<00000000c0cabc95>] do_syscall_64+0x3b/0xc0 [<000000002f331597>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux | Debian:13 | 6.11.6-1 |
| linux | Debian:14 | 6.11.6-1 |
Risk scores
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | linux | 0 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 0 |
Timeline
- Nov 7, 2024 CVE Published
- Sep 15, 2026 CVE Updated
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