Is CVE-2024-50302 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-50302 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-11-04.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50302?

CVE-2024-50302 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2024-50302?

Patch guidance is available from google security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-50302.

CVE-2024-50302 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2024-50302?

15 products: google android, debian debian linux, linux linux kernel, linux linux kernel, linux linux kernel, and 10 more.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-908 CWE-908

Metadata

Primary Vendor: GOOGLE
Published: 11/19/2024
Last Modified: 11/4/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

google : androiddebian : debian_linuxlinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernel

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD