CVE-2024-50159: linux Double Free
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-50159 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Double Free vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 22 · Related 22Timeline
- 07-11-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: arm_scmi: Fix the double free in scmi_debugfs_common_setup() Clang static checker(scan-build) throws below warning： | drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c:line 2915, column 2 | Attempt to free released memory. When devm_add_action_or_reset() fails, scmi_debugfs_common_cleanup() will run twice which causes double free of 'dbg->name'. Remove the redundant scmi_debugfs_common_cleanup() to fix this problem.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- CVE.orgCNA7.0HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.0HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.22%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
12%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.22% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu103 products
- linux< 6.8.0-58.60
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 6.8.0-1027.29
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ c3d4aed763ce4a39f8ed36c7b7cd9a6a35971329, < 6d91d07913aee90556362d648d6a28a1eda419dc | ≥ c3d4aed763ce4a39f8ed36c7b7cd9a6a35971329, < fb324fdaf546bf14bc4c17e0037bca6cb952b121 | ≥ c3d4aed763ce4a39f8ed36c7b7cd9a6a35971329, < 39b13dce1a91cdfc3bec9238f9e89094551bd428 | 6.3
- linux_kernel≥ 6.3, < 6.6.59 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.11.6 | 6.12:rc1 | 6.12:rc2 | 6.12:rc3
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.11.6-1
3 vendors · 106 products
