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high 7.8

CVE-2024-50126 json

net: sched: use RCU read-side critical section in taprio_dump()

published 2024-11-05 2 y ago modified 2026-08-05 3 mo ago also EUVD-2024-45147

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 13%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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

net: sched: use RCU read-side critical section in taprio_dump()

Fix possible use-after-free in 'taprio_dump()' by adding RCU read-side critical section there. Never seen on x86 but found on a KASAN-enabled arm64 system when investigating https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=b65e0af58423fc8a73aa:

[T15862] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in taprio_dump+0xa0c/0xbb0 [T15862] Read of size 4 at addr ffff0000d4bb88f8 by task repro/15862 [T15862] [T15862] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 15862 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.11.0-rc1-00293-gdefaf1a2113a-dirty #2 [T15862] Hardware name: QEMU QEMU Virtual Machine, BIOS edk2-20240524-5.fc40 05/24/2024 [T15862] Call trace: [T15862] dump_backtrace+0x20c/0x220 [T15862] show_stack+0x2c/0x40 [T15862] dump_stack_lvl+0xf8/0x174 [T15862] print_report+0x170/0x4d8 [T15862] kasan_report+0xb8/0x1d4 [T15862] __asan_report_load4_noabort+0x20/0x2c [T15862] taprio_dump+0xa0c/0xbb0 [T15862] tc_fill_qdisc+0x540/0x1020 [T15862] qdisc_notify.isra.0+0x330/0x3a0 [T15862] tc_modify_qdisc+0x7b8/0x1838 [T15862] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x3c8/0xc20 [T15862] netlink_rcv_skb+0x1f8/0x3d4 [T15862] rtnetlink_rcv+0x28/0x40 [T15862] netlink_unicast+0x51c/0x790 [T15862] netlink_sendmsg+0x79c/0xc20 [T15862] __sock_sendmsg+0xe0/0x1a0 [T15862] ____sys_sendmsg+0x6c0/0x840 [T15862] ___sys_sendmsg+0x1ac/0x1f0 [T15862] __sys_sendmsg+0x110/0x1d0 [T15862] __arm64_sys_sendmsg+0x74/0xb0 [T15862] invoke_syscall+0x88/0x2e0 [T15862] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xe4/0x2a0 [T15862] do_el0_svc+0x44/0x60 [T15862] el0_svc+0x50/0x184 [T15862] el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x12c [T15862] el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194 [T15862] [T15862] Allocated by task 15857: [T15862] kasan_save_stack+0x3c/0x70 [T15862] kasan_save_track+0x20/0x3c [T15862] kasan_save_alloc_info+0x40/0x60 [T15862] __kasan_kmalloc+0xd4/0xe0 [T15862] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x194/0x334 [T15862] taprio_change+0x45c/0x2fe0 [T15862] tc_modify_qdisc+0x6a8/0x1838 [T15862] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x3c8/0xc20 [T15862] netlink_rcv_skb+0x1f8/0x3d4 [T15862] rtnetlink_rcv+0x28/0x40 [T15862] netlink_unicast+0x51c/0x790 [T15862] netlink_sendmsg+0x79c/0xc20 [T15862] __sock_sendmsg+0xe0/0x1a0 [T15862] ____sys_sendmsg+0x6c0/0x840 [T15862] ___sys_sendmsg+0x1ac/0x1f0 [T15862] __sys_sendmsg+0x110/0x1d0 [T15862] __arm64_sys_sendmsg+0x74/0xb0 [T15862] invoke_syscall+0x88/0x2e0 [T15862] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xe4/0x2a0 [T15862] do_el0_svc+0x44/0x60 [T15862] el0_svc+0x50/0x184 [T15862] el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x12c [T15862] el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194 [T15862] [T15862] Freed by task 6192: [T15862] kasan_save_stack+0x3c/0x70 [T15862] kasan_save_track+0x20/0x3c [T15862] kasan_save_free_info+0x4c/0x80 [T15862] poison_slab_object+0x110/0x160 [T15862] __kasan_slab_free+0x3c/0x74 [T15862] kfree+0x134/0x3c0 [T15862] taprio_free_sched_cb+0x18c/0x220 [T15862] rcu_core+0x920/0x1b7c [T15862] rcu_core_si+0x10/0x1c [T15862] handle_softirqs+0x2e8/0xd64 [T15862] __do_softirq+0x14/0x20

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 6.1.117, 6.6.59, 6.11.6, 6.12
  • linux Debian 12 6.1.119-1
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13 6.11.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50126

  • linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-58.60
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1027.29
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1028.30
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1023.27
  • linux-ibm Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1024.24
  • linux-azure Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1027.32
  • linux-gkeop Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1010.12
  • linux-raspi Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1028.32

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50126

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  • kernel RHEL 9 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6
  • rv RHEL 9 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6
  • perf RHEL 9 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6
  • rtla RHEL 9 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6
  • libperf RHEL 9 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6
  • kernel-rt RHEL 9 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6
  • kernel-64k RHEL 9 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6
  • kernel-core RHEL 9 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6

red hat advisories RHSA-2025:6966

  • kernel-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
  • kernel-syms-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
  • kernel-source-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
  • kernel-64kb SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
  • kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
  • kernel-source SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
  • kernel-default SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP7, SLE Module for Legacy 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 +2 more 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
  • kernel-zfcpdump SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:01967-1SUSE-SU-2025:01951-1SUSE-SU-2025:01919-1SUSE-SU-2025:20192-1SUSE-SU-2025:20270-1SUSE-SU-2025:20190-1

  • kernel-source-longterm openSUSE Tumbleweed 6.12.11-1.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Tumbleweed 6.11.8-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2025:14705-1openSUSE-SU-2024:14500-1

  • kernel Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.64.2-1

azure linux advisories AZL-52514

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2024-50126 updated cvss 7.8

kernel: net: sched: use RCU read-side critical section in taprio_dump()

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, perf 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, rtla 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, python3-perf 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-64k 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-core 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-tools 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-modules 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-64k-core 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, +27 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-64k-core 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, +14 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:6966
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
22 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADP 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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