GSL (GNU Scientific Library) through 2.8 has an integer signedness error in…
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-190Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00282 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-50610
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pj8w-xcg3-82vx
References
More Gnu Scientific Library vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-17952 A buffer overflow can occur when calculating the quantile value using the Statistics… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-50610 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-50610 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pj8w-xcg3-82vx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-50610 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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