CVE-2024-50302
MEDIUM5.5⚠ KEVEPSS 2.6%Linux Kernel Use of Uninitialized Resource Vulnerability
Published: 11/19/2024Modified: 4/28/2026Added to CISA KEV: 3/4/2025
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/linuxfrom 0, < 5.10.234-1
- Debian/linux-6.1from 0, < 6.1.119-1~deb11u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |