What is CVE-2024-50178?

CVE-2024-50178 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.11 onward and patched in 6.11.3 and 6.12. CVE-2024-50178 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50178?

CVE-2024-50178 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-2024-50178?

Yes, CVE-2024-50178 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.11.3 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-50178 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-50178 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-50178

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: loongson3: Use raw_smp_processor_id() in do_service_request() Use raw_smp_processor_id() instead of plain smp_processor_id() in do_service_request(), otherwise we may get some errors with the driver enabled: BUG: using smp_processor_id() in preemptible [00000000] code: (udev-worker)/208 caller is loongson3_cpufreq_probe+0x5c/0x250 [loongson3_cpufreq]

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-11-08

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 6.11 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.11.3, 6.12 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.11

Fixed in

✓ 6.11.3 6.11.x ✓ 6.12

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-50178 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/2b7ec33e534f7a10033a5cf07794acf48b182bbe
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f78e4a6d2702ac03c2bf2ed3a0e344e1fa9f967
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-50178

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-11-08

Modified 2025-10-01

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50178?

CVE-2024-50178 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.11 onward and has been patched in 6.11.3 and 6.12. CVE-2024-50178 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50178?

CVE-2024-50178 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-2024-50178?

Yes — CVE-2024-50178 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.11.3 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-50178 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-50178 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.