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CVE-2024-50302: Linux Kernel Use of Uninitialized Resource Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2024-50302
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
The Linux kernel contains a use of uninitialized resource vulnerability that allows an attacker to leak kernel memory via a specially crafted HID report.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Linuxproduct: KernelInformation disclosure
What
A use of uninitialized resource vulnerability allows an attacker to leak kernel memory via a crafted HID report.
Who is affected
Deployments of the Linux kernel that are vulnerable to this issue.
Urgency
Critical urgency for remediation as the vulnerability is actively exploited.
Action
Apply the latest kernel updates to mitigate the risk.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2025-03-04
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50302

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2024-50302coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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