CVE-2024-50302 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2024-50302

HID: core: zero-initialize the report buffer

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Linux
Vulnerable Versions:
27ce405039bfe6d3f4143415c638f56a3df77dca, b2b6cadad699d44a8a5b2a60f3d960e00d6fb3b7, fe6c9b48ebc920ff21c10c50ab2729440c734254, 3.10.16, 3.11.5, 3.12, 0, 4.19.324, 5.4.286, 5.10.230, 5.15.172, 6.1.117, 6.6.61, 6.11.8, 6.12

Timeline

Official Publish: November 19th, 2024
Last Modified: May 23rd, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.