Use After Free in Linux

CVE-2024-50267

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: serial: io_edgeport: fix use after free in debug printk The "dev_dbg(&urb->dev->dev, ..." which happens after usb_free_urb(urb) is a use after free of the "urb" pointer. Store the "dev" pointer at the start of the function to avoid this issue.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

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 (19.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.0% 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-2024-50267: 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 984f68683298ba53af32f909de1f9452fbb37ccb, 3.7, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50267?
CVE-2024-50267 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-19.
How severe is CVE-2024-50267?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-50267 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.