CVEvulnerability

CVE-2024-50302

5.5 MEDIUM Known exploited Published 2024-11-19 Modified 2026-10-15 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Linux Kernel Use of Uninitialized Resource Vulnerability — Linux Kernel

The Linux kernel contains a use of uninitialized resource vulnerability that allows an attacker to leak kernel memory via a specially crafted HID report.

Added to KEV
2025-03-04
Remediation due
2025-03-25
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes
This vulnerability affects a common open-source component, third-party library, or a protocol used by different products. For more information, please see: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024111908-CVE-2024-50302-f677@gregkh/ ; https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2025-03-01 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50302
Status
Analyzed
Published
2024-11-19
Last modified
2026-10-15
Assigner
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-908

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: core: zero-initialize the report buffer Since the report buffer is used by all kinds of drivers in various ways, let's zero-initialize it during allocation to make sure that it can't be ever used to leak kernel memory via specially-crafted report.

Affected configurations

• google android • debian debian linux 11.0 • siemens simatic s7-1500 tm mfp firmware • siemens sinec os (< 3.2) • linux linux kernel (>= 3.12 < 4.19.324) • linux linux kernel (>= 4.20 < 5.4.286) • linux linux kernel (>= 5.5 < 5.10.230) • linux linux kernel (>= 5.11 < 5.15.172) • linux linux kernel (>= 5.16 < 6.1.117) • linux linux kernel (>= 6.2 < 6.6.61) • linux linux kernel (>= 6.7 < 6.11.8) • linux linux kernel 6.12

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-908 Use of Uninitialized Resource weakness

References