CVE-2024-50299 — Use of Uninitialized Resource in Linux

CWE-908 — Use of Uninitialized Resource101 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.8OSV6.7OSV6.3OSV4.7
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.04%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
10
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux+7 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 19
Latest updateFeb 24

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: properly validate chunk size in sctp_sf_ootb() A size validation fix similar to that in Commit 50619dbf8db7 ("sctp: add size validation when walking chunks") is also required in sctp_sf_ootb() to address a crash reported by syzbot: BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in sctp_sf_ootb+0x7f5/0xce0 net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c:3712 sctp_sf_ootb+0x7f5/0xce0 net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c:3712 sctp_do_sm+0x181/0x93d0 net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c:1166 s…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages12 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel2.6.12 — 4.19.324+7
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.234-1+3
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.4.0-208.228+11

Patches

Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
linux vulnerabilities↗2026-02-24
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OSV
linux-azure-fips vulnerabilities↗2025-12-16
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OSV
linux-oracle vulnerabilities↗2025-11-19
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OSV
Kernel Live Patch Security Notice↗2025-11-17
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OSV
linux-fips vulnerabilities↗2025-11-10
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📋Vendor Advisories

51
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2026-02-24
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities↗2025-12-16
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities↗2025-11-19
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Ubuntu
Kernel Live Patch Security Notice↗2025-11-17
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities↗2025-11-10
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