What is CVE-2024-50215?

CVE-2024-50215 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.0 onward and patched in 6.1.116, 6.6.60, 6.11.7 and others. CVE-2024-50215 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50215?

CVE-2024-50215 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-2024-50215?

Yes, CVE-2024-50215 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.116, 6.6.60, 6.11.7 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-50215 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-50215 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-50215

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet-auth: assign dh_key to NULL after kfree_sensitive ctrl->dh_key might be used across multiple calls to nvmet_setup_dhgroup() for the same controller. So it's better to nullify it after release on error path in order to avoid double free later in nvmet_destroy_auth(). Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Svace.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-11-09

Last modified 2025-11-03

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-2024-50215 is classified as CWE-415

See CWE-415 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.0 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.116, 6.6.60, 6.11.7, 6.12 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.0

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.116 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.60 6.6.x ✓ 6.11.7 6.11.x ✓ 6.12

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-50215 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c60af16e1d6cc2237d58336546d6adfc067b6b8f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c94e965f766321641ec38e4eece9ce8884543244
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2f551b1f72b4c508ab9298419f6feadc3b5d791
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-50215

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-11-09

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50215?

CVE-2024-50215 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.0 onward and has been patched in 6.1.116, 6.6.60, 6.11.7 and others. CVE-2024-50215 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50215?

CVE-2024-50215 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-2024-50215?

Yes — CVE-2024-50215 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.116, 6.6.60, 6.11.7 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-50215 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-50215 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.