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CVE-2024-50066

🗓️ 23 Oct 2024 05:20:37Reported by LinuxType 
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🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 2 Media mentions👁 254 Views🌐 WEB

In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability in the mm/mremap function has been fixed to prevent potential privilege escalation

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linuxlinux_kernelRange6.6–6.6.58
linuxlinux_kernelRange6.7–6.11.5
linuxlinux_kernelMatch6.12rc1
linuxlinux_kernelMatch6.12rc2
linuxlinux_kernelMatch6.12rc3
[
  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "mm/mremap.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "1d65b771bc08cd054cf6d3766a72e113dc46d62f",
        "lessThan": "17396e32f975130b3e6251f024c8807d192e4c3e",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "1d65b771bc08cd054cf6d3766a72e113dc46d62f",
        "lessThan": "1552ce9ce8af47c0fe911682e5e1855e25851ca9",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "1d65b771bc08cd054cf6d3766a72e113dc46d62f",
        "lessThan": "6fa1066fc5d00cb9f1b0e83b7ff6ef98d26ba2aa",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "mm/mremap.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "6.6",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "6.6",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.6.58",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.11.5",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.11.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.12",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
      }
    ]
  }
]
ParameterPositionPathDescriptionCWE
MREMAP_MAYMOVErequest bodymremapA race condition in the mremap() system call during move_page_tables() can lead to the installation of physical address 0 as a page table, potentially allowing for user-to-kernel privilege escalation.CWE-362
MREMAP_FIXEDrequest bodymremapA race condition in the mremap() system call during move_page_tables() can lead to the installation of physical address 0 as a page table, potentially allowing for user-to-kernel privilege escalation.CWE-362
MADV_COLLAPSErequest bodymadviseThe madvise() system call with MADV_COLLAPSE can trigger a race condition with mremap() in the kernel's Transparent Huge Page (THP) code, leading to memory corruption or privilege escalation.CWE-362

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05 Aug 2026 11:41Current
6.3Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.3
CVSS 3.17 - 7.8
EPSS0.00206
SSVC
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