What is CVE-2024-50080?

CVE-2024-50080 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.5 onward and patched in 6.6.58, 6.11.5 and 6.12. CVE-2024-50080 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50080?

CVE-2024-50080 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-2024-50080?

Yes, CVE-2024-50080 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.58, 6.11.5 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-50080 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-50080 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-50080

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ublk: don't allow user copy for unprivileged device UBLK_F_USER_COPY requires userspace to call write() on ublk char device for filling request buffer, and unprivileged device can't be trusted. So don't allow user copy for unprivileged device.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-10-29

Last modified 2025-10-01

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 6.5 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.58, 6.11.5, 6.12 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.5

Fixed in

✓ 6.6.58 6.6.x ✓ 6.11.5 6.11.x ✓ 6.12

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-50080 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42aafd8b48adac1c3b20fe5892b1b91b80c1a1e6
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6414ab5c9c9c068eca6dc4fd3a036bc4b83164dc
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f3d5686a2409877c5e8e2540774d24ed2b4a4ce
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-50080

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-10-29

Modified 2025-10-01

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50080?

CVE-2024-50080 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.5 onward and has been patched in 6.6.58, 6.11.5 and 6.12. CVE-2024-50080 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50080?

CVE-2024-50080 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-2024-50080?

Yes — CVE-2024-50080 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.58, 6.11.5 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-50080 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-50080 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.