- Vendor / Project
- Linux
- Product
- Kernel
- Date added
- Mar 4, 2025
- Due date
- Mar 25, 2025
- Known ransomware use
- Unknown
- CWEs
- CWE-908
Description
The Linux kernel contains a use of uninitialized resource vulnerability that allows an attacker to leak kernel memory via a specially crafted HID report.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes
- This vulnerability affects a common open-source component, third-party library, or a protocol used by different products. For more information, please see: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024111908-CVE-2024-50302-f677@gregkh/
- https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2025-03-01
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50302