CVE-2024-50302 — Linux Vulnerability Details

What is CVE-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 kernel memory via specially-crafted report.

The record classifies CVE-2024-50302 under weakness class CWE-908. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 685 days ago.

Severity and exploitation probability

CVSS v3.1 base score: 5.5 — MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS (FIRST): 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55.3% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV: Listed since 2025-03-04, federal remediation deadline 2025-03-25
Threadlinqs priority: 9/10 — CISA KEV-listed, which Threadlinqs floors at 9
Published: 2024-11-19, last modified 2026-05-23

Is CVE-2024-50302 being exploited?

CISA added CVE-2024-50302 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-03-04, which means the agency holds evidence of exploitation in the wild; US federal civilian agencies had to remediate it by 2025-03-25 under BOD 22-01. Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2024-50302 is publicly available. 1 public proof-of-concept repository is tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 32 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

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Affected products and versions

Linux: Linux

How to fix CVE-2024-50302

The record marks a vendor fix as available for CVE-2024-50302. Patch reference: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05ade5d4337867929e7ef664e7ac8e0c734f1aaf. Because CVE-2024-50302 is KEV-listed, US federal civilian agencies were required to apply the vendor fix, or stop using the product, by 2025-03-25. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.

Threat activity tracking CVE-2024-50302

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2024-50302, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

Serbian Authorities Deploy Pegasus and NoviSpy Spyware Against Journalists, Opposition Politicians, and Student Protesters — HIGH · 2026-09-03

Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, CISA KEV, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-09-21. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

Other references

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