CVE-2024-50142

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's xfrm (IPSec framework) component. A local attacker with low privileges could exploit improper validation of the Security Association (SA) prefix length. This issue arises when the selector family is unspecified, but the SA family is set, leading to a bypass of prefix length limits. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in a denial of service.

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Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.