What is CVE-2024-50241?

CVE-2024-50241 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.10.14 onward. CVE-2024-50241 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50241?

CVE-2024-50241 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-2024-50241?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-50241. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-50241 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-50241 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-50241

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Initialize struct nfsd4_copy earlier Ensure the refcount and async_copies fields are initialized early. cleanup_async_copy() will reference these fields if an error occurs in nfsd4_copy(). If they are not correctly initialized, at the very least, a refcount underflow occurs.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-11-09

Last modified 2024-12-14

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Not yet patched

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-908

CVE-2024-50241 is classified as CWE-908

See CWE-908 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.10.14, 6.11.3 and later are affected. No fixed version recorded yet.

Affected from

≥ 6.10.14 ≥ 6.11.3

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-50241 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/059434d23c4578d9d02efb92d848ea21bc640112
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/421f1a2a1afb47d88de09457ef7687e1df7bc997
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63fab04cbd0f96191b6e5beedc3b643b01c15889
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-50241

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-11-09

Modified 2024-12-14

KEV No

Patch

Not yet patched

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50241?

CVE-2024-50241 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.10.14 onward . CVE-2024-50241 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50241?

CVE-2024-50241 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-2024-50241?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-50241. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-50241 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-50241 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.