Vulnerability · Published Oct 27, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-50610
Low 3.6
In plain English
A low-severity integer overflow in the gsl package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.6Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
GSL (GNU Scientific Library) through 2.8 has an integer signedness error in gsl_siman_solve_many in siman/siman.c. When params.n_tries is negative, incorrect memory allocation occurs.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | gsl | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50610 |
| Debian:13 | gsl | 2.8+dfsg-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50610 |
| Debian:14 | gsl | 2.8+dfsg-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50610 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | gsl | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50610 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | gsl | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50610 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | gsl | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50610 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | gsl | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50610 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-190 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L