#VU100611 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50302
Published: November 19, 2024 / Updated: April 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100611
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50302
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
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.
External links
- 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/