CVE-2024-50070

Local kernel crash via unchecked allocation failure

Published Oct 29, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026

NULL pointer dereference in Linux 6.6 before 6.6.58, 6.7 before 6.11.5, and 6.12-rc1 through 6.12-rc3 allows local users to crash the kernel. The stm32_gpiolib_register_bank() function stores an unchecked NULL from devm_kasprintf() in the GPIO line-name array instead of aborting on allocation failure. The path is limited to STM32 pin-controller initialization and requires a memory-allocation failure; no data access or modification is reported.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

NULL pointer dereference in Linux 6.6 before 6.6.58, 6.7 before 6.11.5, and 6.12-rc1 through 6.12-rc3 allows local users to crash the kernel. The stm32_gpiolib_register_bank() function stores an unchecked NULL from devm_kasprintf() in the GPIO line-name array instead of aborting on allocation failure. The path is limited to STM32 pin-controller initialization and requires a memory-allocation failure; no data access or modification is reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-50070
Published
Oct 29, 2024
Updated
May 11, 2026
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux
Classifications
CWE-476, T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 29, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=32c170ff15b044579b1f8b8cdabf543406dde9da <1f266957ae1207b0717c2d69096bc70654ae9fcb
  2. Affected versionversion=32c170ff15b044579b1f8b8cdabf543406dde9da <3b36bb1fca2b87f6292ca2a8593f297c5e9fab41
  3. Affected versionversion=32c170ff15b044579b1f8b8cdabf543406dde9da <b0f0e3f0552a566def55c844b0d44250c58e4df6
  4. Affected versionversion=6.6
  5. Affected versionversion=75285cb2b49a9bfe15fc22aecab45ef25d50e6f2 <a8d52de0a6c6b091b2771bcb98ce408cf9d69fe3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linuxversion=32c170ff15b044579b1f8b8cdabf543406dde9da <1f266957ae1207b0717c2d69096bc70654ae9fcb; version=32c170ff15b044579b1f8b8cdabf543406dde9da <3b36bb1fca2b87f6292ca2a8593f297c5e9fab41; version=32c170ff15b044579b1f8b8cdabf543406dde9da <b0f0e3f0552a566def55c844b0d44250c58e4df6; version=6.6; version=75285cb2b49a9bfe15fc22aecab45ef25d50e6f2 <a8d52de0a6c6b091b2771bcb98ce408cf9d69fe3

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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