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🛡️ CVE-2024-50035 — kernel

🟠 CVSS 7.1 — High ✅ No Known Exploit NVD
7.1
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

ppp: fix ppp_async_encode() illegal access

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ppp: fix ppp_async_encode() illegal access

syzbot reported an issue in ppp_async_encode() [1]

In this case, pppoe_sendmsg() is called with a zero size.

Then ppp_async_encode() is called with an empty skb.

BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in ppp_async_encode drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c:545 [inline]

BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in ppp_async_push+0xb4f/0x2660 drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c:675

ppp_async_encode drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c:545 [inline]

ppp_async_push+0xb4f/0x2660 drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c:675

ppp_async_send+0x130/0x1b0 drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c:634

ppp_channel_bridge_input drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c:2280 [inline]

ppp_input+0x1f1/0xe60 drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c:2304

pppoe_rcv_core+0x1d3/0x720 drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c:379

sk_backlog_rcv+0x13b/0x420 include/net/sock.h:1113

__release_sock+0x1da/0x330 net/core/sock.c:3072

release_sock+0x6b/0x250 net/core/sock.c:3626

pppoe_sendmsg+0x2b8/0xb90 drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c:903

sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:729 [inline]

__sock_sendmsg+0x30f/0x380 net/socket.c:744

____sys_sendmsg+0x903/0xb60 net/socket.c:2602

___sys_sendmsg+0x28d/0x3c0 net/socket.c:2656

__sys_sendmmsg+0x3c1/0x960 net/socket.c:2742

__do_sys_sendmmsg net/socket.c:2771 [inline]

__se_sys_sendmmsg net/socket.c:2768 [inline]

__x64_sys_sendmmsg+0xbc/0x120 net/socket.c:2768

x64_sys_call+0xb6e/0x3ba0 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:308

do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]

do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x1e0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83

entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Uninit was created at:

slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4092 [inline]

slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4135 [inline]

kmem_cache_alloc_node_noprof+0x6bf/0xb80 mm/slub.c:4187

kmalloc_reserve+0x13d/0x4a0 net/core/skbuff.c:587

__alloc_skb+0x363/0x7b0 net/core/skbuff.c:678

alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:1322 [inline]

sock_wmalloc+0xfe/0x1a0 net/core/sock.c:2732

pppoe_sendmsg+0x3a7/0xb90 drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c:867

sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:729 [inline]

__sock_sendmsg+0x30f/0x380 net/socket.c:744

____sys_sendmsg+0x903/0xb60 net/socket.c:2602

___sys_sendmsg+0x28d/0x3c0 net/socket.c:2656

__sys_sendmmsg+0x3c1/0x960 net/socket.c:2742

__do_sys_sendmmsg net/socket.c:2771 [inline]

__se_sys_sendmmsg net/socket.c:2768 [inline]

__x64_sys_sendmmsg+0xbc/0x120 net/socket.c:2768

x64_sys_call+0xb6e/0x3ba0 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:308

do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]

do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x1e0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83

entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 5411 Comm: syz.1.14 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc1-syzkaller-00165-g360c1f1f24c6 #0

Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/13/2024

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

  • Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Affected software

CVE-2024-50035 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • kernel (from 6.7.0 up to 6.11.4)
  • linux-kernel

Timeline and source

Published on 21 October 2024 and last revised on 12 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

cert-portal.siemens.com (Web)
cert-portal.siemens.com (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)

Other advisories for this package

kernel has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

CVE-2024-50035 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity High
CVSS Score 7.1
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2024-10-21
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-12

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
kernel 6.7.0 6.11.4
linux-kernel — —

References

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