What is CVE-2024-50206?

CVE-2024-50206 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787), affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.9.6 onward and patched in 6.11.6 and 6.12. CVE-2024-50206 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50206?

CVE-2024-50206 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-2024-50206?

Yes, CVE-2024-50206 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.11.6 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.9.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-50206 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-50206 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html

CVE-2024-50206

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: fix memory corruption during fq dma init The loop responsible for allocating up to MTK_FQ_DMA_LENGTH buffers must only touch as many descriptors, otherwise it ends up corrupting unrelated memory. Fix the loop iteration count accordingly.

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

Weakness type

CWE-787

CVE-2024-50206 is a Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Write?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.9.6, 6.10 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.11.6, 6.12 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.9.6 ≥ 6.10

Fixed in

✓ 6.11.6 6.11.x ✓ 6.12

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-50206 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/68cd084e3ec1512cd383cb3e9cf0ab7ab413724c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88806efc034a9830f483963326b99930ad519af1
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-50206

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-2024-50206?

CVE-2024-50206 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.9.6 onward and has been patched in 6.11.6 and 6.12. CVE-2024-50206 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50206?

CVE-2024-50206 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-2024-50206?

Yes — CVE-2024-50206 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.11.6 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.9.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-50206 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-50206 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. View CWE-787 on MITRE CWE →