CVE-2024-50302
Actively exploited. CVE-2024-50302 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-03-04) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching 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
- 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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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 53% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2024-50302: Linux Kernel Use of Uninitialized Resource Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2025-03-04
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