CVE-2024-50024: Linux kernel · net: Fix an unsafe loop on the list
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 23:45 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 21 Oct 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Description
CVE-2024-50024 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel where an unsafe loop on a list during genetlink family deletion can cause a kernel crash. The issue arises if there are still listeners for the genetlink family when it is deleted, leading to an invalid memory access and kernel panic.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50024 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cdec792b2450105b1314c5123a9a0452cb2c2f0 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dae9f1187189bc09ff6d25ca97ead711f7e26f9 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3be342e0332a7c83eb26fbb22bf156fdca467a5d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/464801a0f6ccb52b21faa33bac6014fd74cc5e10 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/49f9b726bf2bf3dd2caf0d27cadf4bc1ccf7a7dd (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f03a7f601f33cda1f710611625235dc86fd8a9e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/68ad5da6ca630a276f0a5c924179e57724d00013 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e0766fcf37ad8eed289dd3853628dd9b01b58b0 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html (opens in a new tab)