CVE-2024-50302

Aliases:UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50302DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50302
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 119
Analyzed
Published: 19 Nov 2024, 01:30
Last modified:23 May 2026, 15:55

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.81% LOW
1% probability -0.62%
KEV
Listed
CISA
1 listing
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

19 Nov 2024, 01:30
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Mar 2025, 00:00
Added to CISA KEV
Linux Kernel Use of Uninitialized Resource Vulnerability
25 Mar 2025, 00:00
CISA Remediation Due
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
23 May 2026, 15:55
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1MEDIUMScore: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.81% Percentile: 55%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-908Use of Uninitialized Resource

    The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.

Affected Systems

  • debianlinux

    < 5.10.234-1 | < 6.1.119-1 | < 6.11.9-1 | < 6.11.9-1

  • debianlinux-6.1

    < 6.1.119-1~deb11u1

  • ubuntulinux

    < 3.13.0-207.258 | < 4.4.0-267.301 | < 4.15.0-236.248 | < 5.4.0-208.228 | < 5.15.0-133.144 | < 6.8.0-57.59

  • ubuntulinux-allwinner-5.19

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws

    < 4.4.0-1142.148 | < 4.4.0-1180.195 | < 4.15.0-1179.192 | < 5.4.0-1140.150 | < 5.15.0-1078.85 | < 6.8.0-1026.28

  • ubuntulinux-aws-5.0

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-5.11

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-5.13

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1080.87~20.04.1

  • ubuntulinux-aws-5.19

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-5.3

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1142.152~18.04.1

  • ubuntulinux-aws-5.8

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-6.2

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-6.5

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-6.8

    < 6.8.0-1027.29~22.04.1

  • ubuntulinux-aws-fips

    < 4.15.0-2117.123 | all | < 5.4.0-1140.151+fips1 | < 5.15.0-1078.85+fips1

  • ubuntulinux-aws-hwe

    < 4.15.0-1179.192~16.04.1

  • ubuntulinux-azure

    < 4.15.0-1187.202~14.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1187.202~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1145.152 | < 5.15.0-1081.90 | < 6.8.0-1026.31

  • ubuntulinux-azure-4.15

    < 4.15.0-1187.202

  • ubuntulinux-azure-5.11

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-5.13

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1081.90~20.04.1

  • ubuntulinux-azure-5.19

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-5.3

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1145.152~18.04.1

  • ubuntulinux-azure-5.8

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-6.11

    < 6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1

  • ubuntulinux-azure-6.2

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-6.5

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-6.8

    < 6.8.0-1026.31~22.04.1

  • ubuntulinux-azure-edge

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-fde

    all | < 5.15.0-1081.90.1

  • ubuntulinux-azure-fde-5.19

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-fde-6.2

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-fips

    < 4.15.0-2096.102 | all | < 5.4.0-1145.152+fips1 | < 5.15.0-1080.89+fips1

  • ubuntulinux-azure-nvidia

    < 6.8.0-1014.15

  • ubuntulinux-bluefield

    all | < 5.4.0-1099.106 | < 5.15.0-1060.62

  • ubuntulinux-fips

    < 4.4.0-1112.119 | all | < 4.15.0-1134.145 | < 5.4.0-1116.126 | < 5.15.0-133.144+fips1 | < 6.8.0-78.78+fips1

  • ubuntulinux-gcp

    < 4.15.0-1172.189~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1143.152 | < 5.15.0-1077.86 | < 6.8.0-1027.29

  • ubuntulinux-gcp-4.15

    < 4.15.0-1172.189

  • ubuntulinux-gcp-5.11

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gcp-5.13

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gcp-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1077.86~20.04.1

  • ubuntulinux-gcp-5.19

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gcp-5.3

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gcp-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1143.152~18.04.1

  • ubuntulinux-gcp-5.8

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gcp-6.11

    < 6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1

  • ubuntulinux-gcp-6.2

    all

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