What is CVE-2024-50300?

CVE-2024-50300 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.6 onward and patched in 6.6.61, 6.11.8 and 6.12. CVE-2024-50300 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50300?

CVE-2024-50300 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-2024-50300?

Yes, CVE-2024-50300 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.61, 6.11.8 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-50300 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-50300 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-50300

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regulator: rtq2208: Fix uninitialized use of regulator_config Fix rtq2208 driver uninitialized use to cause kernel error.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-11-19

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-908

CVE-2024-50300 is classified as CWE-908

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.6 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.61, 6.11.8, 6.12 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.6

Fixed in

✓ 6.6.61 6.6.x ✓ 6.11.8 6.11.x ✓ 6.12

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-50300 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/2feb023110843acce790e9089e72e9a9503d9fa5
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64fbab934ae59be9caffc80a75450984b1e108e0
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b7c0405af667857b3ad24a7ef6723f5475a9e43
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-50300

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-11-19

Modified 2025-10-01

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50300?

CVE-2024-50300 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.6 onward and has been patched in 6.6.61, 6.11.8 and 6.12. CVE-2024-50300 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50300?

CVE-2024-50300 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-2024-50300?

Yes — CVE-2024-50300 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.61, 6.11.8 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-50300 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-50300 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.