# CVE-2024-50302 — Linux

**CISA KEV**

> As of 2026-05-23, CVE-2024-50302 is a MEDIUM-severity vulnerability in Linux, CVSS v3.1 5.5, EPSS 0.8% (55.3th percentile). It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-03-04), with a US federal remediation deadline of 2025-03-25. Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2024-50302, most recently “Serbian Authorities Deploy Pegasus and NoviSpy Spyware Against Journalists, Opposition Politicians, and Student Protesters”.

**Last updated:** 2026-05-23

## 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](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/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.

- [trickest/cve](https://github.com/trickest/cve/blob/main/2024/CVE-2024-50302.md) (trickest)

## Affected products and versions

- [Linux](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/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](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](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2316) — 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**

- [git.kernel.org](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7ea60184e1e88a3c9e437b3265cbb6439aa7e26)
- [git.kernel.org (3f9e88f2672c4635960570ee9741778d4135ecf5)](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f9e88f2672c4635960570ee9741778d4135ecf5)
- [git.kernel.org (d7dc68d82ab3fcfc3f65322465da3d7031d4ab46)](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7dc68d82ab3fcfc3f65322465da3d7031d4ab46)
- [git.kernel.org (05ade5d4337867929e7ef664e7ac8e0c734f1aaf)](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05ade5d4337867929e7ef664e7ac8e0c734f1aaf)
- [git.kernel.org (1884ab3d22536a5c14b17c78c2ce76d1734e8b0b)](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1884ab3d22536a5c14b17c78c2ce76d1734e8b0b)

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Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2024-50302
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2024-50302 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp