What is CVE-2024-50027?

CVE-2024-50027 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-10-21.

How severe is CVE-2024-50027?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Linux

CVE-2024-50027

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thermal: core: Free tzp copy along with the thermal zone The object pointed to by tz->tzp may still be accessed after being freed in thermal_zone_device_unregister(), so move the freeing of it to the point after the removal completion has been completed at which it cannot be accessed any more.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.002 (15.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 3d439b1a2ad36c8b4ea151c8de25309d60d17407, 6.4, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50027?: CVE-2024-50027 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2024-50027?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.