CVE-2024-50206: linux Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-50206 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 14Timeline
- 08-11-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: fix memory corruption during fq dma init The loop responsible for allocating up to MTK_FQ_DMA_LENGTH buffers must only touch as many descriptors, otherwise it ends up corrupting unrelated memory. Fix the loop iteration count accordingly.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.37%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
29%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.37% 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
Ubuntu102 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≥ c57e558194430d10d5e5f4acd8a8655b68dade13, < 68cd084e3ec1512cd383cb3e9cf0ab7ab413724c | ≥ c57e558194430d10d5e5f4acd8a8655b68dade13, < 88806efc034a9830f483963326b99930ad519af1 | 6f50d0bc1bbd45ce2a6d8f378daa00e56c198e9e | ≥ 6.9.6, < 6.10 | 6.10
- linux_kernel≥ 6.9.6, < 6.10 | ≥ 6.10, < 6.11.6 | 6.12:rc1 | 6.12:rc2 | 6.12:rc3
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.11.6-1
3 vendors · 105 products
