What is CVE-2024-50012?

CVE-2024-50012 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.15 onward and patched in 5.15.209, 6.1.116, 6.6.55 and others. CVE-2024-50012 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50012?

CVE-2024-50012 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-50012?

Yes, CVE-2024-50012 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.209, 6.1.116, 6.6.55 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-50012 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-50012 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-50012

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: Avoid a bad reference count on CPU node In the parse_perf_domain function, if the call to of_parse_phandle_with_args returns an error, then the reference to the CPU device node that was acquired at the start of the function would not be properly decremented. Address this by declaring the variable with the __free(device_node) cleanup attribute.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-10-21

Last modified 2026-06-01

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.209, 6.1.116, 6.6.55, 6.10.14, 6.11.3, 6.12 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.15

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.209 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.116 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.55 6.6.x ✓ 6.10.14 6.10.x ✓ 6.11.3 6.11.x ✓ 6.12

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-50012 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f41f383b5a61a2bf6429a449ebba7fb08179d81
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b846344b15f933a56903b7cdba9080f06c725ff
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47cb1d9278f179df8250304ec41009e3e836a926
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-50012

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-10-21

Modified 2026-06-01

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50012?

CVE-2024-50012 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.15 onward and has been patched in 5.15.209, 6.1.116, 6.6.55 and others. CVE-2024-50012 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50012?

CVE-2024-50012 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-50012?

Yes — CVE-2024-50012 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.209, 6.1.116, 6.6.55 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-50012 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-50012 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.