Medium severity · published Nov 19, 2024
CVE-2024-50302
HID: core: zero-initialize the report buffer
In wildKEV
5.5
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Mar 4, 2025
Federal remediation dueMar 25, 2025
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Android · Google
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
KE
Kernel · Linux
3.12 before 4.19.324; 4.20 before 5.4.286; 5.5 before 5.10.230; 5.11 before 5.15.172; 5.16 before 6.1.117; 6.2 before 6.6.61; +7 more · source: NVD, KEV
LI
Linux · Linux
27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca before e7ea60184e1e88a3c9e437b3265cbb6439aa7e26; 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca before 3f9e88f2672c4635960570ee9741778d4135ecf5; 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca before d7dc68d82ab3fcfc3f65322465da3d7031d4ab46; 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca before 05ade5d4337867929e7ef664e7ac8e0c734f1aaf; 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca before 1884ab3d22536a5c14b17c78c2ce76d1734e8b0b; 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca before 9d9f5c75c0c7f31766ec27d90f7a6ac673193191; +7 more · source: vendor
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
11.0 · source: NVD
SS
Simatic S7-1500 TM Mfp Firmware · Siemens
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SO
Sinec OS · Siemens
before 3.2 · source: NVD
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · Siemens
before V1.1.1 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50302
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-50302
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7ea60184e1e88a3c9e437b3265cbb6439aa7e26
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f9e88f2672c4635960570ee9741778d4135ecf5
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7dc68d82ab3fcfc3f65322465da3d7031d4ab46
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05ade5d4337867929e7ef664e7ac8e0c734f1aaf
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1884ab3d22536a5c14b17c78c2ce76d1734e8b0b
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d9f5c75c0c7f31766ec27d90f7a6ac673193191
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