Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-50237

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: do not pass a stopped vif to the driver in .get_txpower Avoid potentially crashing in the driver because of uninitialized private data

Published · last modified .

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: 0.003 (17.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 17.7% 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-2024-50237: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 5b3dc42b1b0db0264bbbe4ae44c15ab97bfd1e93, 3.19, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50237?
CVE-2024-50237 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-09.
How severe is CVE-2024-50237?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-50237 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.