CVE-2024-53049 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2024-53049
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

Attack Complexity:
Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
Attack Vector:
Attack Vector Under Analysis
Privileges Required: None
No authentication is required for exploitation.
Scope:
Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
User Interaction: None
No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2024-53049 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

Published on: 19 Nov 2024, 18:15 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2024-53049 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2024-53049: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: slub/kunit: fix a WARNING due to unwrapped __kmalloc_cache_noprof 'modprobe slub_kunit' will have a warning as shown below. The root cause is that __kmalloc_cache_noprof was directly used, which resulted in no alloc_tag being allocated. This caused current->alloc_tag to be null, leading to a warning in alloc_tag_add_check. Let's add an alloc_hook layer to __kmalloc_cache_noprof specifically within lib/slub_kunit.c, which is the only user of this internal slub function outside kmalloc implementation itself. [58162.947016] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 6210 at ./include/linux/alloc_tag.h:125 alloc_tagging_slab_alloc_hook+0x268/0x27c [58162.957721] Call trace: [58162.957919] alloc_tagging_slab_alloc_hook+0x268/0x27c [58162.958286] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x14c/0x344 [58162.958615] test_kmalloc_redzone_access+0x50/0x10c [slub_kunit] [58162.959045] kunit_try_run_case+0x74/0x184 [kunit] [58162.959401] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x2c/0x4c [kunit] [58162.959841] kthread+0x10c/0x118 [58162.960093] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 [58162.960363] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2024-53049

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2024-53049 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2024-53049

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2024-53049.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2024-53049, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2024-53049, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

Confidentiality: None
CVE-2024-53049 does not compromise confidentiality.
Integrity: None
CVE-2024-53049 does not impact data integrity.
Availability: None
CVE-2024-53049 does not affect system availability.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.043% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 12.0% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 88.0% of others.

CVE-2024-53049 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

Unknown

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