CVE-2024-50200

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's maple tree implementation. A local attacker could exploit a tree corruption bug when performing a spanning store operation across two leaf nodes under specific conditions. This can lead to the mistaken duplication of entries, resulting in maple tree corruption. This corruption may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service or potentially gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

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.