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CVE-2024-57938

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.21%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2025-01-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2024-57938
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.21%
Linux

Original NVD Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sctp: Prevent autoclose integer overflow in sctp_association_init() While by default max_autoclose equals to INT_MAX / HZ, one may set net.sctp.max_autoclose to UINT_MAX. There is code in sctp_association_init() that can consequently trigger overflow.

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