What is CVE-2024-50091?

CVE-2024-50091 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.9 onward and patched in 6.11.4 and 6.12. CVE-2024-50091 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50091?

CVE-2024-50091 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-2024-50091?

Yes, CVE-2024-50091 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.11.4 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.9 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-50091 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-50091 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-50091

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm vdo: don't refer to dedupe_context after releasing it Clear the dedupe_context pointer in a data_vio whenever ownership of the context is lost, so that vdo can't examine it accidentally.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-11-05

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 6.9 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.11.4, 6.12 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.9

Fixed in

✓ 6.11.4 6.11.x ✓ 6.12

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-50091 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/0808ebf2f80b962e75741a41ced372a7116f1e26
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63ef073084c67878d7a92e15ad055172da3f05a3
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-50091

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-11-05

Modified 2025-10-01

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50091?

CVE-2024-50091 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.9 onward and has been patched in 6.11.4 and 6.12. CVE-2024-50091 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50091?

CVE-2024-50091 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-2024-50091?

Yes — CVE-2024-50091 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.11.4 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.9 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-50091 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-50091 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.