CVE-2024-50302 (GCVE-0-2024-50302)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-11-19 01:30
Modified
2026-05-23 15:55
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
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.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Linux Linux Version: 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca
Version: 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca
Version: 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca
Version: 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca
Version: 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca
Version: 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca
Version: 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca
Version: 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca
Version: b2b6cadad699d44a8a5b2a60f3d960e00d6fb3b7
Version: fe6c9b48ebc920ff21c10c50ab2729440c734254
Version: 3.10.16   ≤
Version: 3.11.5   ≤
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
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Date added: 2025-03-04

Due date: 2025-03-25

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.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

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

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