CVE-2024-50302
HID: core: zero-initialize the report buffer
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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.
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Key data
CVSS 3.1 Medium 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector: Local
The attacker needs local access to the system, or to trick a user into running something.
Attack complexity: Low
No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required: Low
A basic user account is needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Unchanged
The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: None
No effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: None
No effect on availability.
| Metric | Value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Attack vector | Local | The attacker needs local access to the system, or to trick a user into running something. |
| Attack complexity | Low | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will. |
| Privileges required | Low | A basic user account is needed. |
| User interaction | None | No action from any user is needed. |
| Scope | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component. |
| Confidentiality impact | High | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data. |
| Integrity impact | None | No effect on the trustworthiness of data. |
| Availability impact | None | No effect on availability. |
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EPSS
- Score
- 0.00811 (0.8% probability)
- Percentile
- 57.2%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- Name in the catalog
- Linux Kernel Use of Uninitialized Resource Vulnerability
- Added to the catalog
- Mar 4, 2025
- Federal due date
- Mar 25, 2025
CISA assessment as of Mar 5, 2025
- Exploitation
- Recorded by CISA as active
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-908Use of Uninitialized Resource
Affected products
Linux
- affected: 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca up to before e7ea60184e1e88a3c9e437b3265cbb6439aa7e26
- affected: 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca up to before 3f9e88f2672c4635960570ee9741778d4135ecf5
- affected: 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca up to before d7dc68d82ab3fcfc3f65322465da3d7031d4ab46
- affected: 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca up to before 05ade5d4337867929e7ef664e7ac8e0c734f1aaf
- affected: 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca up to before 1884ab3d22536a5c14b17c78c2ce76d1734e8b0b
- affected: 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca up to before 9d9f5c75c0c7f31766ec27d90f7a6ac673193191
- affected: 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca up to before 492015e6249fbcd42138b49de3c588d826dd9648
- affected: 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca up to before 177f25d1292c7e16e1199b39c85480f7f8815552
- affected: b2b6cadad699d44a8a5b2a60f3d960e00d6fb3b7
- affected: fe6c9b48ebc920ff21c10c50ab2729440c734254
- affected: 3.10.16 up to before 3.11
- affected: 3.11.5 up to before 3.12
Linux
- affected: 3.12
- unaffected: before 3.12
- unaffected: 4.19.324 up to 4.19.*
- unaffected: 5.4.286 up to 5.4.*
- unaffected: 5.10.230 up to 5.10.*
- unaffected: 5.15.172 up to 5.15.*
- unaffected: 6.1.117 up to 6.1.*
- unaffected: 6.6.61 up to 6.6.*
- unaffected: 6.11.8 up to 6.11.*
- unaffected: 6.12 up to *
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7ea60184e1e88a3c9e437b3265cbb6439a…
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f9e88f2672c4635960570ee9741778d413…
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7dc68d82ab3fcfc3f65322465da3d7031d…
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/05ade5d4337867929e7ef664e7ac8e0c734…
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1884ab3d22536a5c14b17c78c2ce76d1734…
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d9f5c75c0c7f31766ec27d90f7a6ac6731…
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/492015e6249fbcd42138b49de3c588d826d…
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/177f25d1292c7e16e1199b39c85480f7f88…
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Timeline
- ID reserved
- Record published
- Added to CISA KEV
- Record last updated
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