{"id":"CVE-2024-50251","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nft_payload: sanitize offset and length before calling skb_checksum()\n\nIf access to offset + length is larger than the skbuff length, then\nskb_checksum() tri…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nft_payload: sanitize offset and length before calling skb_checksum()\n\nIf access to offset + length is larger than the skbuff length, then\nskb_checksum() tri…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.2,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 4.5, < 4.19.323","linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.285","linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.229","linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.171","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.116","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.60","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.11.7","linux_kernel = 6.12"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.11.7"],"published":"2024-11-09","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T01:19:10.817","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50251","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ab3be58b45b996764aba0187b46de19b3e58a72","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a661ed364ae6ae88c2fafa9ddc27df1af2a73701","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac7df3fc80fc82bcc3b1e8f6ebc0d2c435d0c534","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1d2de8a669fa14c499a385e056944d5352b3b40","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c43e0ea848e7b9bef7a682cbc5608022d6d29d7b","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3217323525f7596427124359e76ea0d8fcc9874","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5953d680f7e96208c29ce4139a0e38de87a57fe","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3e608cbad376674d19a71ccd0d41804d9393f02","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://github.com/slavin-ayu/CVE-2024-50251-PoC","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","exploit-available","cve.org"],"epss":0.00534,"epssPercentile":0.44886,"exploits":{"github":1,"githubRepos":["https://github.com/slavin-ayu/CVE-2024-50251-PoC"],"checkedAt":"2026-10-27T16:42:38.665Z"},"exploitAvailable":true,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T03:30:12.767Z","slug":"CVE-2024-50251","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nft_payload: sanitize offset and length before calling skb_checksum()\n\nIf access to offset + length is larger than the skbuff length, then\nskb_checksum() triggers BUG_ON().\n\nskb_checksum() internally subtracts the length parameter while iterating\nover skbuff, BUG_ON(len) at the end of it checks that the expected\nlength to be included in the checksum calculation is fully consumed.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.5, < 4.19.323`\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.285`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.229`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.171`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.116`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.60`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.11.7`\n- `linux_kernel = 6.12`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.11.7`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":46,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":34.1,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}