Siemens SIMATIC, SCALANCE and RUGGEDCOM Devices Use of Uninitialized Resource (CVE-2024-49900)
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 277 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astra Linux – Vulnerabilities in Linux 5.10, Linux 5.15, Linux 6.1 | 24 Aug 202610:19 | – | astralinux | |
| Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: kernel (CVE-2024-49900) | 10 Feb 202500:00 | – | nessus | |
| Debian dla-4008 : linux-config-6.1 - security update | 3 Jan 202500:00 | – | nessus | |
| Debian dla-4075 : ata-modules-5.10.0-29-armmp-di - security update | 1 Mar 202500:00 | – | nessus | |
| CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: kernel (CVE-2024-49900) | 13 Dec 202400:00 | – | nessus | |
| Oracle Linux 7 / 8 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2024-12884) | 16 Dec 202400:00 | – | nessus | |
| Oracle Linux 8 / 9 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2024-12887) | 18 Dec 202400:00 | – | nessus | |
| Photon OS 4.0: Linux PHSA-2024-4.0-0711 | 15 Nov 202400:00 | – | nessus | |
| Photon OS 5.0: Linux PHSA-2024-5.0-0393 | 12 Nov 202400:00 | – | nessus | |
| Photon OS 5.0: Linux PHSA-2024-5.0-91-0393 | 5 Aug 202600:00 | – | nessus |
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"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
jfs: Fix uninit-value access of new_ea in ea_buffer syzbot reports
that lzo1x_1_do_compress is using uninit-value:
===================================================== BUG: KMSAN:
uninit-value in lzo1x_1_do_compress+0x19f9/0x2510
lib/lzo/lzo1x_compress.c:178 ... Uninit was stored to memory at:
ea_put fs/jfs/xattr.c:639 [inline] ... Local variable ea_buf
created at: __jfs_setxattr+0x5d/0x1ae0 fs/jfs/xattr.c:662
__jfs_xattr_set+0xe6/0x1f0 fs/jfs/xattr.c:934
===================================================== The reason is
ea_buf->new_ea is not initialized properly. Fix this by using
memset to empty its content at the beginning in ea_get().
This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for more information.");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/ICSA-25-226-07");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"The following text was originally created by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The original
can be found at CISA.gov.
Siemens has identified the following specific workarounds and mitigations users can apply to reduce risk:
- All affected products: Update to V3.2 or later version
As a general security measure, Siemens recommends protecting network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. To
operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends configuring the environment according to Siemens'
operational guidelines for industrial security and following recommendations in the product manuals.
Additional information on industrial security by Siemens can be found on the Siemens industrial security webpage
For more information see the associated Siemens security advisory SSA-355557 in HTML and CSAF.");
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12 Feb 2026 00:00Current
6.2Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.2
CVSS 3.17.1
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