CVE-2024-57931 — Protection Mechanism Failure in Linux

CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism Failure80 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.8OSV7.1OSV6.2
EPSS
0.0%
top 96.61%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux+1 more
Timeline
PublishedJan 21
Latest updateMay 29

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: ignore unknown extended permissions When evaluating extended permissions, ignore unknown permissions instead of calling BUG(). This commit ensures that future permissions can be added without interfering with older kernels.

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 Packages6 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel4.3 — 5.4.289+6
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.234-1+3
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.4.0-211.231+2
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxfa1aa143ac4a682c7f5fd52a3cf05f5a6fe44a0a — f45a77dd24ae9ddb474303ec3975c376bd99fc51+7
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.124-1 (bookworm)

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

40
OSV
linux-oracle-6.8 vulnerabilities↗2025-05-29
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OSV
linux-hwe-6.8 vulnerabilities↗2025-05-28
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OSV
linux-raspi-5.4 vulnerabilities↗2025-05-28
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OSV
linux-raspi vulnerabilities↗2025-05-28
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OSV
linux-raspi vulnerabilities↗2025-05-26
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities↗2025-05-29
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities↗2025-05-28
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities↗2025-05-28
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities↗2025-05-28
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities↗2025-05-26
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