CVE-2024-50169
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock: Update rx_bytes on read_skb() Make sure virtio_transport_inc_rx_pkt() and virtio_transport_dec_rx_pkt() calls are balanced (i.e. virtio_vsock_sock::rx_bytes doesn't lie) after vsock_transport::read_skb(). While here, also inform the peer that we've freed up space and it has more credit. Failing to update rx_bytes after packet is dequeued leads to a warning on SOCK_STREAM recv(): [ 233.396654] rx_queue is empty, but rx_bytes is non-zero [ 233.396702] WARNING: CPU: 11 PID: 40601 at net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c:589
Published:Nov 7, 2024
Last Modified:Oct 1, 2025
EPS:Nov 7, 2024
EPSS Score:0.0003
CVSS Score:5.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Linux
Product
Linux Kernel
Linux
Linux Kernel
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
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High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
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High
