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CVE-2024-50302ListedMEDIUM (raw)CVSS 5.5CWE-908

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.

Published: 19 Nov 2024•Last updated: 15 Oct 2026, 06:49 AM IST•Source identifier: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 3 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Listed
Added04 Mar 2025
Due25 Mar 2025
RansomwareUnknown
CVSS score
5.5MEDIUM (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Metric sourcenvd@nist.gov
EPSS probability
0.8%0.008
Percentile56th
Weakness type
CWE-908
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

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.

SOC priority

Immediate Attention

Actively exploited

Yes

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: CISA KEV exploitation signal; SOC ecosystem technology relevance; Known exploitation signal from CISA KEV or ransomware metadata

Affected Products & Remediation

5 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • google android · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • debian debian linux · 11.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • siemens simatic s7-1500 tm mfp firmware · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • siemens sinec os · < 3.2 · NVD CPE · Source
  • linux linux kernel · >= 3.12 < 4.19.324; >= 4.20 < 5.4.286; >= 5.5 < 5.10.230; >= 5.11 < 5.15.172; >= 5.16 < 6.1.117; >= 6.2 < 6.6.61; >= 6.7 < 6.11.8; 6.12 · NVD CPE · Source
NVD applicability prerequisites: cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:siemens:ruggedcom_rst2428p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xc316-8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xc319-4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xc324-4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xc324-4eec:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xc332:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xc416-8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xc419-4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xc424-4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. These are conditions, not proof that an environment is exposed or unaffected.
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

  • CISA KEV: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Listed
Exploited (source statement)
Yes
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

CISA 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.

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched local-privilege-escalation (CVSS AV:L, CVSS PR:L)

Exposure

  1. Identify hosts reporting this CVE, prioritising shared or multi-user systems.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A local, low-privilege vector matters most where untrusted users can run code. · Rule local-privilege-escalation

Exploitation evidence

  1. Look for low-privileged processes spawning SYSTEM or root-level child processes on affected hosts.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · Hunting hypothesis from the CVSS vector; privilege transitions are a focused starting point, not evidence of attack. · Rule local-privilege-escalation

Response

  1. Confirm the source-stated update on affected hosts.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · Host inventory can verify remediation. · Rule local-privilege-escalation

CISA KEV Record

Catalog entry
04 Mar 2025
Required action due
25 Mar 2025
Known ransomware use
Unknown

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Record status · verification
UPDATED · CISA KEV confirmed
CPE
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinec_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:siemens:ruggedcom_rst2428p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xc316-8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xc319-4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xc324-4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xc324-4eec:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

4 public sources
CISA KEV CatalogAdded 2025-03-04git.kernel.orgSource recordnvd.nist.govSource recordgit.kernel.orgSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2024-50302
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2024-50302
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2024-50302"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
Open KQL Library

Correlated briefings

— No published briefing references this CVE

SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.