Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-50097

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: fec: don't save PTP state if PTP is unsupported Some platforms (such as i.MX25 and i.MX27) do not support PTP, so on these platforms fec_ptp_init() is not called and the related members in fep are not initialized. However, fec_ptp_save_state() is called unconditionally, which causes the kernel to panic. Therefore, add a condition so that fec_ptp_save_state() is not called if PTP is not supported.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 12.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-50097: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 5763541f24d8ab2053d80fddb8479a2d0df8fd4f, cf53d7e76f1fb751b12ceda6a49942414d2f9ea9, 6.6.55
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.12

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50097?
CVE-2024-50097 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-11-05.
How severe is CVE-2024-50097?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.