CVE-2024-50302

medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: core: zero-initialize the report buffer Since the report buffer is used by all kinds of drivers in various ways, let's zero-initialize it during allocation to make sure that it can't be ever used to leak kernel memory via specially-crafted report.

References

https://www.securityweek.com/google-patches-pair-of-exploited-vulnerabilities-in-android/

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/03/04/cisa-adds-four-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-fixes-android-zero-days-exploited-in-targeted-attacks/

https://thehackernews.com/2025/03/googles-march-2025-android-security.html

https://cyberscoop.com/android-security-update-march-2025/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/serbian-police-used-cellebrite-zero-day-hack-to-unlock-android-phones/

https://thehackernews.com/2025/02/amnesty-finds-cellebrites-zero-day.html

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/02/android-0-day-sold-by-cellebrite-exploited-to-hack-serbian-students-phone/

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7ea60184e1e88a3c9e437b3265cbb6439aa7e26

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7dc68d82ab3fcfc3f65322465da3d7031d4ab46

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d9f5c75c0c7f31766ec27d90f7a6ac673193191

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/492015e6249fbcd42138b49de3c588d826dd9648

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f9e88f2672c4635960570ee9741778d4135ecf5

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1884ab3d22536a5c14b17c78c2ce76d1734e8b0b

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/177f25d1292c7e16e1199b39c85480f7f8815552

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05ade5d4337867929e7ef664e7ac8e0c734f1aaf

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-11-19

Updated: 2025-03-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium