What is CVE-2024-50081?

CVE-2024-50081 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.10 onward and patched in 6.11.5 and 6.12. CVE-2024-50081 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50081?

CVE-2024-50081 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-2024-50081?

Yes, CVE-2024-50081 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.11.5 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-50081 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-50081 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-50081

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-mq: setup queue ->tag_set before initializing hctx Commit 7b815817aa58 ("blk-mq: add helper for checking if one CPU is mapped to specified hctx") needs to check queue mapping via tag set in hctx's cpuhp handler. However, q->tag_set may not be setup yet when the cpuhp handler is enabled, then kernel oops is triggered. Fix the issue by setup queue tag_set before initializing hctx.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-10-29

Last modified 2026-01-11

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

Affected from

≥ 6.10

Fixed in

✓ 6.11.5 6.11.x ✓ 6.12

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-50081 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/25466e5b4bb11a8415ce8d0be89ab77135f7e444
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73d964ce4bc8b4de88a7c2e40df494f0d5cd8950
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c25c0c9035bb8b28c844dfddeda7b8bdbcfcae95
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-50081

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-10-29

Modified 2026-01-11

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50081?

CVE-2024-50081 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.10 onward and has been patched in 6.11.5 and 6.12. CVE-2024-50081 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50081?

CVE-2024-50081 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-2024-50081?

Yes — CVE-2024-50081 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.11.5 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-50081 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-50081 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.