CVE-2024-50087
MEDIUMDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix uninitialized pointer free on read_alloc_one_name() error The function read_alloc_one_name() does not initialize the name field of the passed fscrypt_str struct if kmalloc fails to allocate the corresponding buffer. Thus, it is not guaranteed that fscrypt_str.name is initialized when freeing it. This is a follow-up to the linked patch that fixes the remaining instances of the bug introduced by commit e43eec81c516 ("btrfs: use struct qstr instead of name and namelen pairs").
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 11% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE-2018-9948 | Medium | 6.5 | 64% | - | - |
| CVE-2018-11803 | High | 7.5 | 58% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-21971 | High | 7.8 | 54% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2010-1818 | High | 9.3 | 43% | - | - |
| CVE-2015-1770 | High | 8.8 | 35% | KEV | - |
| CVE-2017-12561 | Critical | 9.8 | 31% | - | - |
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