What is CVE-2024-50055?

CVE-2024-50055 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.3 onward and patched in 6.6.57, 6.11.4 and 6.12. CVE-2024-50055 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50055?

CVE-2024-50055 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-50055?

Yes, CVE-2024-50055 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.57, 6.11.4 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.3 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-50055 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-50055 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-50055

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: driver core: bus: Fix double free in driver API bus_register() For bus_register(), any error which happens after kset_register() will cause that @priv are freed twice, fixed by setting @priv with NULL after the first free.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-10-21

Last modified 2026-01-05

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-415

CVE-2024-50055 is classified as CWE-415

See CWE-415 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.3 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.57, 6.11.4, 6.12 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.3

Fixed in

✓ 6.6.57 6.6.x ✓ 6.11.4 6.11.x ✓ 6.12

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-50055 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/2025/03/msg00001.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ce15f68abedfae7ae0a35e95895aeddfd0f0c6a
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfa54a793ba77ef696755b66f3ac4ed00c7d1248
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d885c464c25018b81a6b58f5d548fc2e3ef87dd1
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-50055

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-10-21

Modified 2026-01-05

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50055?

CVE-2024-50055 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.3 onward and has been patched in 6.6.57, 6.11.4 and 6.12. CVE-2024-50055 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50055?

CVE-2024-50055 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-50055?

Yes — CVE-2024-50055 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.57, 6.11.4 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.3 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-50055 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-50055 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.