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CVE-2024-50131 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Consider the NULL character when validating the event length strlen() returns a string length excluding the null byte. If the string length equals to the maximum buffer length, the buffer will have no space for the NULL terminating character. This commit checks this condition and returns failure for it.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html siemens-SADP
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02874ca52df2ca2423ba6122039315ed61c25972 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b6e2e22cb23105fcb171ab92f0f7516c69c8471 kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e3231b352725ff4a3a0095e6035af674f2d8725 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fd942598ddeed9a212d1ff41f9f5b47bcc990a7 kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a14a075a14af8d622c576145455702591bdde09d kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b86b0d6eea204116e4185acc35041ca4ff11a642 kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4ed40d1c669bba1a54407d8182acdc405683f29 kernel.org Patch 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html CVE
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html CVE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-50131
NVD Published Date:
11/05/2024
NVD Last Modified:
05/12/2026
Source:
kernel.org