Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-50173

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/panthor: Fix access to uninitialized variable in tick_ctx_cleanup() The group variable can't be used to retrieve ptdev in our second loop, because it points to the previously iterated list_head, not a valid group. Get the ptdev object from the scheduler instead.

EPSS: 0.002 (12.2th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50173?
CVE-2024-50173 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2024-50173?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.