CVE-2024-50120

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En smb3_reconfigure(), despu\u00e9s de duplicar ctx->password y ctx->password2 con kstrdup(), debemos verificar si hay errores de asignaci\u00f3n. Si la asignaci\u00f3n de ses->password falla, devuelva -ENOMEM. Si la asignaci\u00f3n de ses->password2 falla, libere ses->password, config\u00farelo en NULL y devuelva -ENOMEM."}], "id": "CVE-2024-50120", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T08:03:38.453", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2024-11-05T18:15:15.023", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35488799b0ab6e4327f82e1d9209a60805665b37"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35dbac8c328d6afe937cd45ecd41d209d0b9f8b8"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a5dd61151399ad5a5d69aad28ab164734c1e3bc"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NVD-CWE-noinfo"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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