---
id: CVE-2024-50302
title: |-
  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 mak…
summary: |-
  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 mak…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-908
vendor: google
product: android
affected:
  - android
  - debian_linux = 11.0
  - simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp_firmware
  - sinec_os < 3.2
  - 'linux_kernel >= 3.12, < 4.19.324'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.286'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.230'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.172'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.117'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.61'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.11.8'
  - linux_kernel = 6.12
patched:
  - sinec_os 3.2
  - linux_kernel 6.11.8
published: '2024-11-19'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T01:19:12.133'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50302'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05ade5d4337867929e7ef664e7ac8e0c734f1aaf'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/177f25d1292c7e16e1199b39c85480f7f8815552'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1884ab3d22536a5c14b17c78c2ce76d1734e8b0b'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f9e88f2672c4635960570ee9741778d4135ecf5'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/492015e6249fbcd42138b49de3c588d826dd9648'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d9f5c75c0c7f31766ec27d90f7a6ac673193191'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7dc68d82ab3fcfc3f65322465da3d7031d4ab46'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7ea60184e1e88a3c9e437b3265cbb6439aa7e26'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
  - url: >-
      https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-50302
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
  - kev
  - in-the-wild
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00811
epssPercentile: 0.56003
kev: true
kevDateAdded: '2025-03-04'
kevDueDate: '2025-03-25'
kevRansomware: false
exploited: true
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T03:30:12.769Z'
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: active
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2025-03-05T04:55:26.718337Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `android`
- `debian_linux = 11.0`
- `simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp_firmware`
- `sinec_os < 3.2`
- `linux_kernel >= 3.12, < 4.19.324`
- `linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.286`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.230`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.172`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.117`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.61`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.11.8`
- `linux_kernel = 6.12`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `sinec_os 3.2`
- `linux_kernel 6.11.8`