CVE-2024-50259
netdevsim: Add trailing zero to terminate the string in nsim_nexthop_bucket_activity_write()
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netdevsim: Add trailing zero to terminate the string in nsim_nexthop_bucket_activity_write() This was found by a static analyzer. We should not forget the trailing zero after copy_from_user() if we will further do some string operations, sscanf() in this case. Adding a trailing zero will ensure that the function performs properly.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Nov 9, 2024 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
c6385c0b67c527b298111775bc89a7407ba1581e < c2150f666c6fc301d5d1643ed0f92251f1a0ff0d c6385c0b67c527b298111775bc89a7407ba1581e < bcba86e03b3aac361ea671672cf48eed11f9011c c6385c0b67c527b298111775bc89a7407ba1581e < 6a604877160fe5ab2e1985d5ce1ba6a61abe0693 c6385c0b67c527b298111775bc89a7407ba1581e < 27bd7a742e171362c9eb52ad5d1d71d3321f949f c6385c0b67c527b298111775bc89a7407ba1581e < 4ce1f56a1eaced2523329bef800d004e30f2f76c
Linux / Linux
5.13
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2150f666c6fc301d5d1643ed0f92251f1a0ff0d git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcba86e03b3aac361ea671672cf48eed11f9011c git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a604877160fe5ab2e1985d5ce1ba6a61abe0693 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27bd7a742e171362c9eb52ad5d1d71d3321f949f git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ce1f56a1eaced2523329bef800d004e30f2f76c lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html