Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2024-50189
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: amd_sfh: Switch to device-managed dmam_alloc_coherent() Using the device-managed version allows to simplify clean-up in probe() error path. Additionally, this device-managed ensures proper cleanup, which helps to resolve memory errors, page faults, btrfs going read-only, and btrfs disk corruption.
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
- Linux — versions 4b2c53d93a4bc9d52cc0ec354629cfc9dc217f93, 5.11, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.12
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-50189?
- CVE-2024-50189 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-08.
- How severe is CVE-2024-50189?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.