CVE-2024-50302HID: core: zero-initialize the report buffer
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Mar 4, 2025; federal agencies had to remediate by Mar 25, 2025. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-908
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Mar 4, 2025; federal remediation due Mar 25, 2025Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.81% (percentile 56)
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca before e7ea60184e1e88a3c9e437b3265cbb6439aa7e26; 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca builds before 3f9e88f2672c4635960570ee9741778d4135ecf5; from 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca before d7dc68d82ab3fcfc3f65322465da3d7031d4ab46; 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca builds before 05ade5d4337867929e7ef664e7ac8e0c734f1aaf; from 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca before 1884ab3d22536a5c14b17c78c2ce76d1734e8b0b; 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca builds before 9d9f5c75c0c7f31766ec27d90f7a6ac673193191; from 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca before 492015e6249fbcd42138b49de3c588d826dd9648; from 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca before 177f25d1292c7e16e1199b39c85480f7f8815552; and 4 more ranges | CNA record |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name) | before V1.1.1 | CISA ADP |
google android google:android | all versions | NVD |
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux | 11.0 | NVD |
siemens simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp_firmware siemens:simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp_firmware | all versions | NVD |
siemens sinec_os siemens:sinec_os | before 3.2 | NVD |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 3.12 before 4.19.324; from 4.20 before 5.4.286; from 5.5 before 5.10.230; from 5.11 before 5.15.172; from 5.16 before 6.1.117; from 6.2 before 6.6.61; from 6.7 before 6.11.8; 6.12; and 5 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7ea60184e1e88a3c9e437b3265cbb6439aa7e26patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f9e88f2672c4635960570ee9741778d4135ecf5patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7dc68d82ab3fcfc3f65322465da3d7031d4ab46patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05ade5d4337867929e7ef664e7ac8e0c734f1aafpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1884ab3d22536a5c14b17c78c2ce76d1734e8b0bpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d9f5c75c0c7f31766ec27d90f7a6ac673193191patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/492015e6249fbcd42138b49de3c588d826dd9648patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/177f25d1292c7e16e1199b39c85480f7f8815552patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.htmlmailing-list
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.htmlmailing-list
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.htmlthird-party-advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.htmlthird-party-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-50302us-government-resource
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