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CVE-2024-50302

HID: core: zero-initialize the report buffer

Linux / Linux · affected before *

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Severity
CVSS 5.5 · Medium
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
0.8%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2024-50302 is HID: core: zero-initialize the report buffer affecting Linux Linux. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: core: zero-initialize the report buffer Since the report...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

Linux / Linux affected before *.

What should we do?

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Overview

HID: core: zero-initialize the report buffer

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 Product Affected Status
Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P Before * Unaffected
Siemens SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family Before * Unaffected
Siemens SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 family Before * Unaffected
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem Before * Affected
Linux Linux Before e7ea60184e1e88a3c9e437b3265cbb6439aa7e26 Affected
Linux Linux Before 3f9e88f2672c4635960570ee9741778d4135ecf5 Affected
Linux Linux Before d7dc68d82ab3fcfc3f65322465da3d7031d4ab46 Affected
Linux Linux Before 05ade5d4337867929e7ef664e7ac8e0c734f1aaf Affected
Linux Linux Before 1884ab3d22536a5c14b17c78c2ce76d1734e8b0b Affected
Linux Linux Before 9d9f5c75c0c7f31766ec27d90f7a6ac673193191 Affected
Linux Linux Before 492015e6249fbcd42138b49de3c588d826dd9648 Affected
Linux Linux Before 177f25d1292c7e16e1199b39c85480f7f8815552 Affected
Linux Linux b2b6cadad699d44a8a5b2a60f3d960e00d6fb3b7 Affected
Linux Linux fe6c9b48ebc920ff21c10c50ab2729440c734254 Affected
Linux Linux Before 3.11 Affected
Linux Linux Before 3.12 Affected
Linux Linux 3.12 Affected
Linux Linux Before 3.12 Unaffected
Linux Linux Through 4.19.* Unaffected
Linux Linux Through 5.4.* Unaffected
Linux Linux Through 5.10.* Unaffected
Linux Linux Through 5.15.* Unaffected
Linux Linux Through 6.1.* Unaffected
Linux Linux Through 6.6.* Unaffected
Linux Linux Through 6.11.* Unaffected
Published
19 Nov 2024
Exploitation Reported
04 Mar 2025
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

Tags

windows nessus_scanner cisa linux

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 04 Mar 2025

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

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Source Added
CISA First 2025-03-04 00:00 UTC
CVE 2026-06-05 09:12 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

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

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

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

EPSS

0.8%

Weaknesses

Use of Uninitialized Resource CWE-908

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. KEV confirmed by CVE

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  2. Nessus plugin available

    Scanner coverage available

  3. Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  4. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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Free JSON includes basic KEV fields 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2024-50302",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 5.5,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.00809,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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