What is CVE-2024-50157?

CVE-2024-50157 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.6 onward and patched in 6.6.75, 6.11.6 and 6.12. CVE-2024-50157 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50157?

CVE-2024-50157 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-2024-50157?

Yes, CVE-2024-50157 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.75, 6.11.6 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-50157 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-50157 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-50157

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: Avoid CPU lockups due fifo occupancy check loop Driver waits indefinitely for the fifo occupancy to go below a threshold as soon as the pacing interrupt is received. This can cause soft lockup on one of the processors, if the rate of DB is very high. Add a loop count for FPGA and exit the __wait_for_fifo_occupancy_below_th if the loop is taking more time. Pacing will be continuing until the occupancy is below the threshold. This is ensured by the checks in bnxt_re_pacing_timer_exp and further scheduling the work for pacing based on the fifo occupancy.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-11-07

Last modified 2025-02-02

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 6.6 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.75, 6.11.6, 6.12 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.6

Fixed in

✓ 6.6.75 6.6.x ✓ 6.11.6 6.11.x ✓ 6.12

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-50157 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/2fb6b2e82413e401b72dfeacd7a60416fcfc5b41
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7998e7efd1d557af118ac96f48ebc569b929b555
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8be3e5b0c96beeefe9d5486b96575d104d3e7d17
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-50157

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-11-07

Modified 2025-02-02

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50157?

CVE-2024-50157 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.6 onward and has been patched in 6.6.75, 6.11.6 and 6.12. CVE-2024-50157 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50157?

CVE-2024-50157 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-2024-50157?

Yes — CVE-2024-50157 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.75, 6.11.6 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-50157 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-50157 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.