What is CVE-2024-50159?

CVE-2024-50159 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 6.6.59, 6.11.6 and 6.12. CVE-2024-50159 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50159?

CVE-2024-50159 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-2024-50159?

Yes, CVE-2024-50159 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.59, 6.11.6 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-2024-50159 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-50159 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-50159

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: arm_scmi: Fix the double free in scmi_debugfs_common_setup() Clang static checker(scan-build) throws below warning： | drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c:line 2915, column 2 | Attempt to free released memory. When devm_add_action_or_reset() fails, scmi_debugfs_common_cleanup() will run twice which causes double free of 'dbg->name'. Remove the redundant scmi_debugfs_common_cleanup() to fix this problem.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-11-07

Last modified 2024-11-19

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-2024-50159 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 6.6.59, 6.11.6, 6.12 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.3

Fixed in

✓ 6.6.59 6.6.x ✓ 6.11.6 6.11.x ✓ 6.12

References

3 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39b13dce1a91cdfc3bec9238f9e89094551bd428

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d91d07913aee90556362d648d6a28a1eda419dc

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb324fdaf546bf14bc4c17e0037bca6cb952b121

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-50159

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-11-07

Modified 2024-11-19

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50159?

CVE-2024-50159 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 6.6.59, 6.11.6 and 6.12. CVE-2024-50159 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50159?

CVE-2024-50159 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-2024-50159?

Yes. CVE-2024-50159 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.59, 6.11.6 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-2024-50159 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-50159 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.