CVE-2024-50293 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's AF_SMC (SMC socket) implementation. It occurs because the __smc_create() function fails to clear the sock->sk pointer on failure, potentially leaving a dangling pointer. This affects Linux kernel versions where the fix has not been applied. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a significant risk. It is a local attack (AV:L) with low attack complexity (AC:L) and requires low privileges (PR:L). Successful exploitation could lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts (C:H/I:H/A:H), likely through a use-after-free scenario (CWE-416). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public awareness at this time.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.11, < 6.11.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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