CVE-2024-50264

CVE-2024-50264 affects the Linux kernel, specifically the vsock/virtio path where a dangling pointer can be created in vsk->trans during loopback, enabling a Use-After-Free as described. The issue is resolved by initializing vsk->trans to NULL. Connected advisories (Astra Linux, ALAS2LIVEPA...

CVE-2016-4578

CVE-2016-4578 affects the Linux kernel’s ALSA timer subsystem (snd_timer_user_ccallback and snd_timer_user_tinterrupt). The provided sources confirm a local information leak: if the snd_timer interfaces are used, uninitialized r1 data can be read from kernel stack memory, enabling a local attacke...

CVE-2016-7039

CVE-2016-7039 affects the Linux kernel IP stack up to version 4.8.2. An attacker can trigger the GRO path with large crafted packets (e.g., VLAN header packets), causing stack consumption and a possible panic/DoS; this is related to CVE-2016-8666. Nessus/UTSA advisories for Unity Linux reference ...

CVE-2022-29968

CVE-2022-29968 affects the Linux kernel up to version 5.17.5, where io_rw_init_file in fs/io_uring.c fails to initialize kiocb->private. This can lead to kernel memory leakage or exposure as described in connected advisories (e.g., CNVD/Ubuntu notes). A patch/remediation is not explicitly deta...

CVE-2022-45886

CVE-2022-45886 : Linux kernel (through 6.0.9) has a race in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_net.c between .disconnect and dvb_device_open that leads to a Use-After-Free vulnerability. The Connected documents confirm the affected component and root cause but do not provide an explicit public remediatio...

CVE-2022-49931

In CVE-2022-49931, the Linux kernel fix for IB/hfi1 addresses a faulty list manipulation in sc_disable() that could trigger a kernel crash (NULL pointer dereference) when a link goes down and there are waiters for a send to complete. The issue stemmed from an incorrect attempt to move a list betw...

CVE-2024-26852

CVE-2024-26852 (Linux kernel) : A use-after-free in IPv6 route multipath logic was fixed. The root cause was a read-after-free in ip6_route_mpath_notify invoked during multipath route updates, leading to potential UAF on fib6_info objects. The patch defers fib6_info_release() to the cleanup phase...

CVE-2011-4621

The CVE-2011-4621 entry concerns the Linux kernel prior to 2.6.37, where a clock-update optimization is flawed, allowing a local user to cause a denial of service (system hang) by running code in a loop. Affected software is the Linux kernel up to version before 2.6.37; the description does not s...

CVE-2016-2384

The CVE-2016-2384 issue affects the Linux kernel (snd_usbmidi_create in sound/usb/midi.c) prior to 4.5, caused by a double-free when handling an invalid USB descriptor. This can enable physically proximate attackers to trigger a denial of service (panic) or potentially other unspecified impacts. ...

CVE-2018-5995

CVE-2018-5995 affects the Linux kernel (up to 4.14.14). The flaw is in pcpu_embed_first_chunk() in mm/percpu.c, which can let a local user read dmesg data (from a pages/cpu printk call) and disclose sensitive kernel addresses. Impact: partial kernel address disclosure with local access. Root caus...

CVE-2023-1195

CVE-2023-1195 is a Linux kernel use-after-free in reconn_set_ipaddr_from_hostname (fs/cifs/connect.c) where server->hostname is not cleared, enabling a denial-of-service condition via invalid pointer use. Connected advisories (e.g., RHSA entries, MiracleLinux AXSA banners) reference this CVE a...

CVE-2023-33203

The CVE-2023-33203 entry concerns the Linux kernel prior to version 6.2.9, where a race condition can lead to a use-after-free in drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.c when a physically proximate attacker unplugs an emac device. Affected software: Linux kernel up to 6.2.9 (including distribut...

CVE-2024-35966

CVE-2024-35966 (Linux kernel) : A Bluetooth RFCOMM vulnerability where rfcomm_sock_setsockopt_old() could copy data beyond the input length, due to not validating user input in setsockopt. This caused KASAN slab-out-of-bounds access in copy_from_sockptr_offset and related code paths in net/blueto...

CVE-2024-36920

CVE-2024-36920 relates to a Linux kernel SCSI MPI3MR warning: a 128-byte memcpy was written into a 1-byte array (replay_buf[1]) in mpi3mr_bsg_in_reply_buf, triggering a field-spanning write warning. The description states the array is intended as a flexible length and the warning is a false posit...

CVE-2025-21683

CVE-2025-21683 affects the Linux kernel and patches a memory-leak in bpf_sk_select_reuseport() when using reuseport BPF programs. The underlying issue is that a sockmap lookup could return a TCP ESTABLISHED socket that previously had SO_ATTACH_REUSEPORT_EBPF, meaning a non-NULL sk_reuseport_cb di...

CVE-2011-1093

CVE-2011-1093 affects the Linux kernel’s Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP). The vulnerable code path is dccp_rcv_state_process in net/dccp/input.c, which mishandles packets for a CLOSED endpoint. An attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference and OOPS by sending a DCCP-Close packet ...

CVE-2016-7910

CVE-2016-7910 is a Linux kernel use-after-free vulnerability in the disk_seqf_stop function (block/genhd.c) that allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges by taking advantage of a stop operation after a failed start. Affected: Linux kernel versions before 4.7.1. Root cause: use-after-fr...

CVE-2021-45480

Mode C: CVE-2021-45480 affects the Linux kernel up to 5.15.10 (before 5.15.11). Root cause: memory leak in __rds_conn_create() in net/rds/connection.c under certain conditions. Impact: potential memory leak; CVE details state a leak rather than remote code execution. Public references note mitiga...

CVE-2023-52619

The CVE-2023-52619 issue affects the Linux kernel’s pstore/ram subsystem, where setting CPU count to an odd number causes zone_size to be odd, breaking address alignment and risking crashes when accessing zone memory. The documented fix uses ALIGN_DOWN() to ensure even zone sizes, preventing non‑...

CVE-2023-52919

In CVE-2023-52919, the Linux kernel nfc: nci path fixes a NULL pointer dereference by handling memory allocation failure from nci_skb_alloc() (alloc_skb()). The fix addresses a possible NULL pointer dereference when sending acknowledge, mitigating local-execution risk. The vulnerability affects t...

CVE-2024-42223

CVE-2024-42223: Linux kernel vulnerability in media: dvb-frontends/tda10048 where state->xtal_hz (up to 16M) could overflow a 32-bit integer when multiplied by pll_mfactor. A 64-bit variable was introduced to hold the calculations, preventing overflow. The issue is resolved by this 64-bit calc...

CVE-2017-5986

CVE-2017-5986 affects the Linux kernel SCTP implementation (net/sctp/socket.c). A race condition in sctp_wait_for_sndbuf during certain buffer-full/wait states allows a local attacker to peel off an association with another thread, leading to an assertion failure or a crash (DoS). The issue was t...

CVE-2019-14899

CVE-2019-14899 is a routing-path/kernel issue affecting macOS (and cited across Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, iOS, Android). The root cause is a VPN-tunnel routing problem that allows a local/adjacent attacker to inject into active VPN connections, enabling data injection and potential VPN hijacking. ...

CVE-2023-1390

CVE-2023-1390 is a remote DoS in the Linux kernel TIPC module. The advisory describes a flaw in tipc_link_xmit() where a loop encounters an unknown state while parsing SKBs not in the queue, and sending two small UDP packets to a system with a UDP bearer can cause CPU utilization to spike to 100%...

CVE-2024-27017

CVE-2024-27017 affects the Linux kernel netfilter nft_set_pipapo backend. The issue arises when a generation mask is updated during an in-progress netlink dump, causing the read/update walk iterator to potentially infer the wrong view of the data structure. The advisory notes this vulnerability i...

CVE-2024-50299

CVE-2024-50299: Linux kernel SCTP vulnerability in sctp_sf_ootb() due to missing size validation when processing chunks, similar to prior fix in sctp_walk chunks. The issue caused a KMSAN/uninitialized value crash reported by syzbot in sctp_sf_ootb() and related call chain. The published advisori...

CVE-2024-56653

CVE-2024-56653 is a Linux kernel vulnerability in the Bluetooth btmtk pathway that can cause a slab-use-after-free in btmtk_process_coredump when handling coredumps. The issue arises because hci_devcd_append may release an sk_buff, after which the code can still access the freed object; a KASAN r...

CVE-2023-52606

CVE-2023-52606 : In the Linux kernel, the vulnerability involves the powerpc/lib area where vector-operation sizes used by fp/vmx emulation were assumed to have a maximum size, but the true size is determined separately in analyse_instr(). A check was added to validate the maximum size of the vec...

CVE-2023-5717

CVE-2023-5717 describes a heap out-of-bounds write in the Linux kernel’s perf subsystem (Perf events) caused by improper handling of event groups. When perf_read_group() runs and an event’s sibling_list is smaller than its child’s, memory writes can occur outside the allocated buffer, enabling lo...

CVE-2024-26664

CVE-2024-26664 : The Linux kernel hwmon: coretemp fix addresses an out-of-bounds memory access. The bug arises when pdata->cpu_map[] is set before the out-of-bounds check, potentially triggering on systems with more than 128 cores per package. Connected sources corroborate the vulnerability an...

CVE-2024-27014

CVE-2024-27014 affects the Linux kernel component net/mlx5e, where a deadlock could occur when disabling accelerated Receive Flow Steering (aRFS). The issue arises because a scheduled aRFS work item cancels under priv->state_lock, but the work handler later tries to reacquire that same lock, c...

CVE-2024-36016

CVE-2024-36016 is a Linux kernel vulnerability affecting the tty n_gsm path (gsm0_receive, gsm1_receive). The advisory details a possible out-of-bounds write when switching between basic/advanced option modes and not resetting state, length, or MRU across reconfigurations. The fixed code changes ...

CVE-2024-53096

CVE-2024-53096: Linux kernel patch resolves faulty mmap_region() error path. Key changes move core logic into __mmap_region(), perform upfront validations, and unwind writable/ seal checks earlier. Effects include preallocating iterator state before file-backed hooks, early handling of mapping_ma...

CVE-2017-9074

Affected software: Linux kernel IPv6 fragmentation code. Root cause: nexthdr field may be associated with an invalid option, leading to an out-of-bounds read/BUG via crafted socket and send calls. Impact: local denial of service and potential unspecified effects (information leakage/compromise as...

CVE-2022-33740

Summary: The CVE-2022-33740 issue concerns the Linux Block and Network PV device frontends leaking data to the backend. The root cause described in the sources is that memory regions are not zeroed before sharing with the backend, and the grant-table granularity (4K pages) means data from differe...

CVE-2022-49124

The CVE-2022-49124 entry concerns the Linux kernel x86 MCE workaround for an erratum in fast string copy instructions (REP; MOVS*). A rare kernel panic can occur when an uncorrected error is in the first cache line of a page and the kernel executes page_copy from the previous page, causing an MCE...

CVE-2022-49469

CVE-2022-49469 is a Linux kernel issue affecting the btrfs subsystem. The vulnerability arises in create_subvol() where, on failures of btrfs_qgroup_inherit(), btrfs_alloc_tree_block, or btrfs_insert_root(), anon_dev could leak because error handling did not free it. The fix reorganizes the error...

CVE-2023-1252

CVE-2023-1252 is a Linux kernel use-after-free in the Ext4 file system when overlayfs triggers multiple file operations. The vulnerability arises from a use-after-free in ovl_aio_req; if unpatched, the local attacker could crash or potentially escalate privileges. The fix is available in patch 9a...

CVE-2023-2235

CVE-2023-2235 describes a local privilege-escalation use-after-free in the Linux Kernel Performance Events subsystem. The flaw stems from perf_group_detach not checking siblings’ attach_state before add_event_to_groups(), coupled with remove_on_exec allowing list_del_event() on the event before d...

CVE-2023-42756

CVE-2023-42756 is a Linux kernel vulnerability in the Netfilter/IPSET subsystem caused by a race between IPSET_CMD_ADD and IPSET_CMD_SWAP that can lead to a kernel panic and local system crash. The description indicates a local attacker may crash the machine due to calling __ip_set_put on a wrong...

CVE-2024-26960

CVE-2024-26960 is described in connected Astra Linux and IBM bulletin entries as a Linux kernel race in mm/swap between free_swap_and_cache() and swapoff(). The vulnerability arises from a window where swapoff() could teardown a swap_info_struct while free_swap_and_cache() runs, potentially allow...

CVE-2018-18710

CVE-2018-18710 affects the Linux kernel up to 4.19, in the CDROM driver: cdrom_ioctl_select_disc in drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c. A cast from unsigned long to int can bypass bounds checking, enabling a local attacker to read kernel memory (information disclosure). The issue is analogous to CVE-2018-1094...

CVE-2018-8087

The CVE-2018-8087 issue affects the Linux kernel driver code in mac80211_hwsim.c (hwsim_new_radio_nl). It describes a memory leak that can be triggered by an out-of-array error, allowing local users to cause denial of service through memory consumption. The vulnerability is reported for the kerne...

CVE-2022-0742

CVE-2022-0742: Memory leak in Linux kernel ICMPv6 implementation (Linux kernel 5.13+) can allow a remote attacker to cause a DoS by flooding with ICMPv6 packets of type 130/131, exhausting memory. The advisory references a fix via a commit: 2d3916f3189172d5c69d33065c3c21119fe539fc. Connected sour...

CVE-2022-1280

CVE-2022-1280 is a Linux kernel use-after-free in drm_lease_held (drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lease.c) caused by a race. Exploitation may enable local privilege attackers to cause DoS or kernel information leak. Connected docs also reference a separate disclosure chain noting a race between drm_setmaster...

CVE-2022-2873

CVE-2022-2873 refers to an out-of-bounds memory access in the Linux kernel’s Intel iSMT SMBus 2.0 host controller driver, triggered by I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA with malicious input. The vulnerability allows a local attacker to crash the system (local denial of service); CVSSv3.1 base score 5.5 (Local...

CVE-2024-50033

CVE-2024-50033 relates to the Linux kernel slip/slhc.c, where slhc_remember() failed to validate packets against malicious inputs. The issue allowed uninit reads due to insufficient checks on packet contents beyond a 20-byte minimum, risking exposure via PPP/SLIP processing when IPv4 and TCP head...

CVE-2016-9576

CVE-2016-9576 affects the Linux kernel’s SCSI generic (sg) path. The blk_rq_map_user_iov() function in block/blk-map.c did not properly restrict the iterator type, enabling a local attacker with access to /dev/sg to read or write arbitrary kernel memory or trigger a use-after-free. CVE-2016-10088...

CVE-2019-12378

CVE-2019-12378 affects the Linux kernel (up to 5.1.5) in ip6_ra_control (net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c). It involves an unchecked kmalloc of new_ra that could lead to a NULL pointer dereference and system crash (DoS). Note: the issue has been disputed as not an issue in some sources. No public patch d...

CVE-2021-3732

CVE-2021-3732 is a local-privilege escalation/information-disclosure flaw in the Linux kernel OverlayFS subsystem affecting how TmpFS is mounted under OverlayFS, allowing a local user to reveal files hidden in the original mount. Connected docs corroborate the issue across multiple sources (Astra...