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CVE-2024-57938 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sctp: Prevent autoclose integer overflow in sctp_association_init() While by default max_autoclose equals to INT_MAX / HZ, one may set net.sctp.max_autoclose to UINT_MAX. There is code in sctp_association_init() that can consequently trigger overflow.


Metrics

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  5.5 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/081bdb3a31674339313c6d702af922bc29de2c53 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2297890b778b0e7c8200d6818154f7e461d78e94 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/271f031f4c31c07e2a85a1ba2b4c8e734909a477 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e86729d1ff329815a6e8a920cb554a1d4cb5b8d Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7af63ef5fe4d480064eb22583b24ffc8b408183a Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94b7ed0a4896420988e1776942f0a3f67167873e Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9c3adb083d3278f065a83c3f667f1246c74c31f Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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From (including)
3.13
Up to (excluding)
5.4.289
 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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From (including)
5.5
Up to (excluding)
5.10.233
 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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From (including)
5.11
Up to (excluding)
5.15.176
 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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From (including)
5.16
Up to (excluding)
6.1.124
 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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From (including)
6.2
Up to (excluding)
6.6.70
 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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From (including)
6.7
Up to (excluding)
6.12.9
 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-57938
NVD Published Date:
01/21/2025
NVD Last Modified:
01/22/2025
Source:
kernel.org