Out-of-bounds Read Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [5.15,6.1.191)[6.2,6.6.62)[6.7,6.11.9)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-20697709
  • published10 Oct 2026
  • disclosed21 Nov 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 21 Nov 2024

CVE-2024-53091  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 6.1.191, 6.6.62, 6.11.9 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read through improper handling of socket types in the tls_sw_has_ctx_tx and tls_sw_has_ctx_rx functions. An attacker can cause an out-of-bounds read and arbitrary memory dereference by connecting to a vulnerable socket and writing data, potentially leading to kernel panic or denial of service.

Note: The Linux kernel project assigns a CVE to every bug fix it ships, whether or not the bug has been shown to be exploitable. This advisory was generated from that process and has not been individually assessed for exploitability. See the kernel's CVE process documentation: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/process/cve.rst

CVSS Base Scores

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