CVE-2024-58016: Linux kernel · safesetid: check size of policy writes
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 14:49 UTC
Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or noneExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Feb 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 10 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix has been applied to the Linux kernel to check the size of policy write buffers before allocation. Users should update to the fixed kernel version once available. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's safesetid component was addressed by adding checks on the size of policy write buffers. The issue involved attempts to write large buffers to sysfs entries, which could trigger warnings in kernel memory allocation (kmalloc). The fix ensures the size of write buffers is validated before allocation.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/976284b94f2021df09829e37a367e19b84d9e5f3 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecf6a4a558097920447a6fb84dfdb279e2ac749a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0dec65f88c8d9290dfa1d2ca1e897abe54c5881 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/96fae5bd1589731592d30b3953a90a77ef3928a6 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/36b385d0f2b4c0bf41d491e19075ecd990d2bf94 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c71d35676d46090c891b6419f253fb92a1a9f4eb (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f09ff307c7299392f1c88f763299e24bc99811c7 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html (opens in a new tab)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html (opens in a new tab)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html (opens in a new tab)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html (opens in a new tab)