CVE-2024-49860

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: sysfs: validate return type of _STR method Only buffer objects are valid return values of _STR. If something else is returned description_show() will access invalid memory.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.3
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedOct 21, 2024
First seenOct 21, 2024

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.54, 6.10.13, 6.11.2 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel3.7 ≤ v < 5.10.227, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.168, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.113, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.54, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.10.13, 6.11 ≤ v < 6.11.25.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.54, 6.10.13, 6.11.2

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CVE-2024-49860 · Linux Kernel · Dark Radar