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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-50302

Linux Kernel Use of Uninitialized Resource Vulnerability

Published Nov 7, 2024 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · Linux Kernel

Patch now

CVE-2024-50302 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 25, 2025. Confirm Linux Kernel against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Medium5.5
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.81%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe debian/debian linux · cpe google/android · cpe linux/linux kernel · cpe siemens/simatic s7-1500 tm mfp firmware · cpe siemens/sinec os · vendor Linux Kernel

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe debian/debian linux11.0
  • cpe google/androidversion unspecified
  • cpe linux/linux kernelversion unspecified
  • cpe siemens/simatic s7-1500 tm mfp firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe siemens/sinec osversion unspecified
  • vendor Linux Kernelversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2024-50302

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-50302 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 25, 2025. Confirm Linux Kernel against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with debian/debian linux 11.0. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource. EPSS 0.81%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 18, 2024 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. Mar 4, 2025 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  3. Mar 25, 2025 · CISA KEV

    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.

  4. Jun 17, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

  5. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • Android Security BulletinsVendor advisoryCVE-2024-50302

    Android Security Bulletin—March 2025 | Android Open Source Project

    source.android.com
  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-50302

    The Linux kernel contains a use of uninitialized resource vulnerability that allows an attacker to leak kernel memory via a specially crafted HID report.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-50302

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-50302

    30-day exploitation probability 0.8%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-50302

    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 k

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-50302

    The Linux kernel contains a use of uninitialized resource vulnerability that allows an attacker to leak kernel memory via a specially crafted HID report.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.