What is CVE-2024-50204?

CVE-2024-50204 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 6.11.6 and 6.12. CVE-2024-50204 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50204?

CVE-2024-50204 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-2024-50204?

Yes, CVE-2024-50204 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.11.6 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-2024-50204 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-50204 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-50204

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: don't try and remove empty rbtree node When copying a namespace we won't have added the new copy into the namespace rbtree until after the copy succeeded. Calling free_mnt_ns() will try to remove the copy from the rbtree which is invalid. Simply free the namespace skeleton directly.

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 6.11.6, 6.12 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.11

Fixed in

✓ 6.11.6 6.11.x ✓ 6.12

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-50204 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/229fd15908fe1f99b1de4cde3326e62d1e892611
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8b155a2c30dc9a5ba837aa5fcba9a47cc031a9b
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-50204

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-2024-50204?

CVE-2024-50204 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 6.11.6 and 6.12. CVE-2024-50204 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50204?

CVE-2024-50204 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-2024-50204?

Yes — CVE-2024-50204 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.11.6 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-2024-50204 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-50204 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.