CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-27025

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.29%

20th percentile - higher than 20% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the nbd module lacks a check for the return value of nla_nest_start(), which may return NULL. The missing verification can lead to incorrect behavior.

Risk Assessment

Failure to handle a netlink allocation error can lead to unpredictable kernel behavior or a crash.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that adds a NULL check and sets errno in the nbd module.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nbd: null check for nla_nest_start nla_nest_start() may fail and return NULL. Insert a check and set errno based on other call sites within the same source code.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS