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.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.1% 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-2024-50173: 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 d72f049087d4f973f6332b599c92177e718107de, 6.10, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.12

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.