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CVSS
Medium

CVE-2024-50302

PUBLISHED

HID: core: zero-initialize the report buffer

Exploited in the wild Low complexity No user interaction
Vendor
Linux
Product
Linux
Published
Nov 19, 2024
EPSS

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.

windows linux cisa nessus_scanner

CVSS scores

CVSS v3.1 5.5 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation status

Exploited in the wild

Recorded 2025-03-04 00:00:00 UTC · Source

SSVC decision points

Exploitation
active
Automatable
No
Technical impact
partial

Known exploited vulnerability sources

Catalogues that list this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability.

Source Added
CISA Mar 04, 2025

Scanner integrations

Scanner Reference Detected
Nessus https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/237432 Jun 02, 2025

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Detected by Nessus