CVE-2024-50302
HID: core: zero-initialize the report buffer
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Last Updated | Nov 3, 2025 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca < e7ea60184e1e88a3c9e437b3265cbb6439aa7e26 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca < 3f9e88f2672c4635960570ee9741778d4135ecf5 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca < d7dc68d82ab3fcfc3f65322465da3d7031d4ab46 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca < 05ade5d4337867929e7ef664e7ac8e0c734f1aaf 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca < 1884ab3d22536a5c14b17c78c2ce76d1734e8b0b 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca < 9d9f5c75c0c7f31766ec27d90f7a6ac673193191 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca < 492015e6249fbcd42138b49de3c588d826dd9648 27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca < 177f25d1292c7e16e1199b39c85480f7f8815552 b2b6cadad699d44a8a5b2a60f3d960e00d6fb3b7 fe6c9b48ebc920ff21c10c50ab2729440c734254
Linux / Linux
3.12
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7ea60184e1e88a3c9e437b3265cbb6439aa7e26 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f9e88f2672c4635960570ee9741778d4135ecf5 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7dc68d82ab3fcfc3f65322465da3d7031d4ab46 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05ade5d4337867929e7ef664e7ac8e0c734f1aaf git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1884ab3d22536a5c14b17c78c2ce76d1734e8b0b git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d9f5c75c0c7f31766ec27d90f7a6ac673193191 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/492015e6249fbcd42138b49de3c588d826dd9648 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/177f25d1292c7e16e1199b39c85480f7f8815552 cisa.gov: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-50302 lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html