SB2024111922 - Memory leak in Linux kernel hid driver
Published: November 19, 2024 Updated: March 3, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024111922
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50302)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the hid_alloc_report_buf() function in drivers/hid/hid-core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against Android devices.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7ea60184e1e88a3c9e437b3265cbb6439aa7e26
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f9e88f2672c4635960570ee9741778d4135ecf5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7dc68d82ab3fcfc3f65322465da3d7031d4ab46
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05ade5d4337867929e7ef664e7ac8e0c734f1aaf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1884ab3d22536a5c14b17c78c2ce76d1734e8b0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d9f5c75c0c7f31766ec27d90f7a6ac673193191
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/492015e6249fbcd42138b49de3c588d826dd9648
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/177f25d1292c7e16e1199b39c85480f7f8815552
- https://securitylab.amnesty.org/latest/2025/02/cellebrite-zero-day-exploit-used-to-target-phone-of-serbian-student-activist/