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

bpf: Preserve param->string when parsing mount options

In bpf_parse_param(), keep the value of param->string intact so it can
be freed later. Otherwise, the kmalloc area pointed to by param->string
will be leaked as shown below:

unreferenced object 0xffff888118c46d20 (size 8):
comm "new_name", pid 12109, jiffies 4295580214
hex dump (first 8 bytes):
61 6e 79 00 38 c9 5c 7e any.8.\~
backtrace (crc e1b7f876):
[<00000000c6848ac7>] kmemleak_alloc+0x4b/0x80
[<00000000de9f7d00>] __kmalloc_node_track_caller_noprof+0x36e/0x4a0
[<000000003e29b886>] memdup_user+0x32/0xa0
[<0000000007248326>] strndup_user+0x46/0x60
[<0000000035b3dd29>] __x64_sys_fsconfig+0x368/0x3d0
[<0000000018657927>] x64_sys_call+0xff/0x9f0
[<00000000c0cabc95>] do_syscall_64+0x3b/0xc0
[<000000002f331597>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
Published: 2024-11-07
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7276-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7277-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7310-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
History

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00028}

epss

{'score': 0.00029}


Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-401
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 07 Nov 2024 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Preserve param->string when parsing mount options In bpf_parse_param(), keep the value of param->string intact so it can be freed later. Otherwise, the kmalloc area pointed to by param->string will be leaked as shown below: unreferenced object 0xffff888118c46d20 (size 8): comm "new_name", pid 12109, jiffies 4295580214 hex dump (first 8 bytes): 61 6e 79 00 38 c9 5c 7e any.8.\~ backtrace (crc e1b7f876): [<00000000c6848ac7>] kmemleak_alloc+0x4b/0x80 [<00000000de9f7d00>] __kmalloc_node_track_caller_noprof+0x36e/0x4a0 [<000000003e29b886>] memdup_user+0x32/0xa0 [<0000000007248326>] strndup_user+0x46/0x60 [<0000000035b3dd29>] __x64_sys_fsconfig+0x368/0x3d0 [<0000000018657927>] x64_sys_call+0xff/0x9f0 [<00000000c0cabc95>] do_syscall_64+0x3b/0xc0 [<000000002f331597>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
Title bpf: Preserve param->string when parsing mount options
References

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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T20:46:42.131Z

Reserved: 2024-10-21T19:36:19.962Z

Link: CVE-2024-50165

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-01T15:18:46.095Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-11-07T10:15:07.770

Modified: 2025-10-01T21:15:56.043

Link: CVE-2024-50165

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-11-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-50165 - Bugzilla

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