Vulnerability · Published Oct 21, 2024 · Assigned by Linux
CVE-2024-50055driver core: bus: Fix double free in driver API bus_register()
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 83.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: driver core: bus: Fix double free in driver API bus_register() For bus_register(), any error which happens after kset_register() will cause that @priv are freed twice, fixed by setting @priv with NULL after the first free.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.123-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.11.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.11.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-135.146 | USN-7387-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux | 6.8.0-56.58 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux | 6.8.0-56.58 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1080.87 | USN-7387-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-aws | 6.8.0-1025.27 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-aws | 6.8.0-1025.27 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.8 | 6.8.0-1027.29~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1084.93 | USN-7387-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure | 6.8.0-1025.30 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.11 | 6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.8 | 6.8.0-1025.30~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-nvidia | 6.8.0-1014.15 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1079.88 | USN-7387-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 6.8.0-1026.28 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 6.8.0-1026.28 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.11 | 6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 | 6.8.0-1026.28~22.04.1 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 | 6.8.0-1026.28~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1077.83 | USN-7387-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gke | 6.8.0-1021.25 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gke | 6.8.0-1021.25 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1062.70 | USN-7387-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 6.8.0-1008.10 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 6.8.0-1008.10 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-57.59~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1072.75 | USN-7387-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 6.8.0-1022.22 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm-6.8 | 6.8.0-1023.23~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | 5.15.0-1073.75 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1075.81 | USN-7387-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1076.81 | USN-7388-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-135.146 | USN-7387-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 6.8.0-56.58.1 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 6.8.0-56.58.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-56.58.1~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-56.58.1~22.04.1 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1074.75 | USN-7387-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 6.8.0-1024.27 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 6.8.0-1024.27 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.11 | 6.11.0-1007.7 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.8 | 6.8.0-1024.27~22.04.1 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.8 | 6.8.0-1024.27~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 6.8.0-1024.27.1 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 6.8.0-1024.27.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1033.33 | USN-7389-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 6.8.0-1004.4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | 5.15.0-1021.21 | USN-7389-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.11 | 6.11.0-1015.15 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.8 | 6.8.0-1024.24 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1077.83 | USN-7387-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 6.8.0-1022.23 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 6.8.0-1022.23 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | 6.8.0-1022.23~22.04.1 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | 6.8.0-1022.23~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1074.77 | USN-7387-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 6.8.0-1028.32 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 6.8.0-56.58.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.8 | 6.8.0-56.58.1~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-xilinx | 6.8.0-1017.18 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1044.48 | USN-7390-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3465e2e4a24eef9bc9f21aa29d83fd7000c1da48 – before d885c464c25018b81a6b58f5d548fc2e3ef87dd13465e2e4a24eef9bc9f21aa29d83fd7000c1da48 – before 9ce15f68abedfae7ae0a35e95895aeddfd0f0c6a3465e2e4a24eef9bc9f21aa29d83fd7000c1da48 – before bfa54a793ba77ef696755b66f3ac4ed00c7d1248 |
| Linux | Linux | 6.3 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d885c464c25018b81a6b58f5d548fc2e3ef87dd1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ce15f68abedfae7ae0a35e95895aeddfd0f0c6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfa54a793ba77ef696755b66f3ac4ed00c7d1248
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html