CVE-2024-50610Public exploit

Process crash via negative trial count

Published Oct 27, 2024 · Updated Oct 30, 2024

Integer signedness error in GNU Scientific Library 2.8 and earlier allows local users to crash a calling process via a negative trial count. gsl_siman_solve_many multiplies the signed params.n_tries value by allocation element sizes without rejecting negatives, causing invalid allocation sizes. Exploitation requires a caller that lets a local low-privileged user supply n_tries; the demonstrated result is a segmentation fault in the linked process.

CVSS severity3.6
Low
EPSS probability0.28%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Integer signedness error in GNU Scientific Library 2.8 and earlier allows local users to crash a calling process via a negative trial count. gsl_siman_solve_many multiplies the signed params.n_tries value by allocation element sizes without rejecting negatives, causing invalid allocation sizes. Exploitation requires a caller that lets a local low-privileged user supply n_tries; the demonstrated result is a segmentation fault in the linked process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-50610
Published
Oct 27, 2024
Updated
Oct 30, 2024
Vendor
GNU Project
Product
GNU Scientific Library
Classifications
CWE-190, T1499.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 27, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 30, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=2.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

GNU Project · GNU Scientific Libraryversion=0 <=2.8

Published CVSS scores

3.6CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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