CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-50131

HighCVSS 7.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.25%

16th percentile - higher than 16% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in the Linux kernel related to event length validation that did not consider the NULL character. If the string length equals the maximum buffer length, there is no space for the terminating NULL character.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to errors in event processing, potentially affecting system stability. In extreme cases, it could result in application or system crashes.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability. Additionally, monitor systems for potential issues related to event processing.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Consider the NULL character when validating the event length strlen() returns a string length excluding the null byte. If the string length equals to the maximum buffer length, the buffer will have no space for the NULL terminating character. This commit checks this condition and returns failure for it.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS