# 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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2024-50302
- CVSS: 5.5
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2025-03-04; CISA due date 2025-03-25
- EPSS: 0.81%
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact partial (assessed 2025-03-05)
- Weakness: CWE-908
- Published: 2024-11-19

## Affected versions

- Linux: affected >= 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca and < e7ea60184e1e88a3c9e437b3265cbb6439aa7e26; >= 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca and < 3f9e88f2672c4635960570ee9741778d4135ecf5; >= 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca and < d7dc68d82ab3fcfc3f65322465da3d7031d4ab46; >= 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca and < 05ade5d4337867929e7ef664e7ac8e0c734f1aaf; >= 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca and < 1884ab3d22536a5c14b17c78c2ce76d1734e8b0b; >= 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca and < 9d9f5c75c0c7f31766ec27d90f7a6ac673193191; >= 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca and < 492015e6249fbcd42138b49de3c588d826dd9648; >= 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca and < 177f25d1292c7e16e1199b39c85480f7f8815552; b2b6cadad699d44a8a5b2a60f3d960e00d6fb3b7; fe6c9b48ebc920ff21c10c50ab2729440c734254; >= 3.10.16 and < 3.11; >= 3.11.5 and < 3.12; 3.12; fixed in < 3.12, >= 4.19.324 and <= 4.19.*, >= 5.4.286 and <= 5.4.*, >= 5.10.230 and <= 5.10.*, >= 5.15.172 and <= 5.15.*, >= 6.1.117 and <= 6.1.*, >= 6.6.61 and <= 6.6.*, >= 6.11.8 and <= 6.11.*, >= 6.12 and <= *

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7ea60184e1e88a3c9e437b3265cbb6439aa7e26
- [other] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f9e88f2672c4635960570ee9741778d4135ecf5
- [other] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7dc68d82ab3fcfc3f65322465da3d7031d4ab46
- [other] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05ade5d4337867929e7ef664e7ac8e0c734f1aaf
- [other] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1884ab3d22536a5c14b17c78c2ce76d1734e8b0b
- [other] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d9f5c75c0c7f31766ec27d90f7a6ac673193191
- [other] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/492015e6249fbcd42138b49de3c588d826dd9648
- [other] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/177f25d1292c7e16e1199b39c85480f7f8815552
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-50302
- [other] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
- [other] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- [other] https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- [other] https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html

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