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CVE-2024-57931

kernel: selinux: ignore unknown extended permissions

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · January 21, 2025

Updated · October 29, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

selinux: ignore unknown extended permissions

When evaluating extended permissions, ignore unknown permissions instead of calling BUG(). This commit ensures that future permissions can be added without interfering with older kernels.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-693 · Protection Mechanism Failure