CVE-2024-57931
kernel: selinux: ignore unknown extended permissions
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
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 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-693 · Protection Mechanism Failure