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CVE-2024-50041

Vulnerability intelligence

Published Oct 21, 2024Sources checked Oct 24, 2026
5.5MEDIUMCVSS out of 10
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CVE-2024-50041 and is rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.5. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.

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Vendor revision: Aug 12, 2026

CBL-Mariner Releases

Vendor-listed releases

  • 5.15.173.1-1
  • 6.6.57.1-1
CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog
EPSS0.2%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability
Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field
Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships
Overview

What is CVE-2024-50041?

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

i40e: Fix macvlan leak by synchronizing access to mac_filter_hash

This patch addresses a macvlan leak issue in the i40e driver caused by concurrent access to vsi->mac_filter_hash. The leak occurs when multiple threads attempt to modify the mac_filter_hash simultaneously, leading to inconsistent state and potential memory leaks.

To fix this, we now wrap the calls to i40e_del_mac_filter() and zeroing vf->default_lan_addr.addr with spin_lock/unlock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_hash_lock), ensuring atomic operations and preventing concurrent access.

Additionally, we add lockdep_assert_held(&vsi->mac_filter_hash_lock) in i40e_add_mac_filter() to help catch similar issues in the future.

Reproduction steps: 1. Spawn VFs and configure port vlan on them.

2. Trigger concurrent macvlan operations (e.g., adding and deleting portvlan and/or mac filters).

3. Observe the potential memory leak and inconsistent state in the mac_filter_hash.

This synchronization ensures the integrity of the mac_filter_hash and prevents the described leak.

Source: NVD