CVE-2024-50172: linux
CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50172DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50172
Published 07-11-2024Last modified 11-05-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-50172 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 22 · Related 22MGASA-2024-0368MGASA-2024-0369OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14500-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:14705-1SUSE-SU-2024:4314-1SUSE-SU-2024:4316-1SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1SUSE-SU-2024:4387-1SUSE-SU-2025:20163-1SUSE-SU-2025:20164-1SUSE-SU-2025:20246-1SUSE-SU-2025:20247-1USN-7310-1USN-7449-1USN-7449-2USN-7450-1USN-7451-1USN-7452-1USN-7453-1USN-7468-1USN-7523-1USN-7524-1USN-7276-1USN-7277-1
Timeline
- 07-11-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: Fix a possible memory leak In bnxt_re_setup_chip_ctx() when bnxt_qplib_map_db_bar() fails driver is not freeing the memory allocated for "rdev->chip_ctx".
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionMedium 5.5Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.21%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
11%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.21% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.21%
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≥ 0ac20faf5d837b59fb4c041ea320932ed47fd67f, < 73e04a6114e08b5eb10e589e12b680955accb376 | ≥ 0ac20faf5d837b59fb4c041ea320932ed47fd67f, < 595fa9b17201028d35f92d450fc0ecda873fe469 | ≥ 0ac20faf5d837b59fb4c041ea320932ed47fd67f, < 3fc5410f225d1651580a4aeb7c72f55e28673b53 | 6.5
- linux_kernel≥ 6.5, < 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
