Linux Kernel up to 5.15.0-58 KSM memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.0-58. The affected element is an unknown function of the component KSM. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-0564. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.0-58 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component KSM. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 01/21/2024. It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.launchpad.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-0564 since 01/15/2024. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/14/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 227872 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-0564), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (227872) and EUVD (EUVD-2024-16357). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 227872
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-0564

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/15/2024 🔍
01/21/2024 +6 days 🔍
01/21/2024 +0 days 🔍
09/14/2025 +602 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: bugs.launchpad.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2024-0564 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-0564
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-251675
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2024 17:18
Updated: 09/14/2025 06:01
Changes: 01/21/2024 17:18 (39), 02/16/2024 01:19 (1), 02/16/2024 01:27 (21), 10/16/2024 20:34 (16), 03/06/2025 05:18 (2), 09/14/2025 06:01 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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