CVE-2024-50189: Linux kernel · HID: amd_sfh: Switch to device-managed dmam_alloc_coherent()
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 23:16 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 8 Nov 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
AI-suggested
A fix is available that switches the HID amd_sfh driver to use device-managed dmam_alloc_coherent(), which ensures proper cleanup and prevents the described issues. Users should update their Linux kernel to a version including this fix once released. No additional mitigation is required beyond applying the official patch.
Description
CVE-2024-50189 addresses a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's HID amd_sfh driver. The issue was resolved by switching to the device-managed dmam_alloc_coherent() function, which simplifies cleanup during error handling in the probe() function. This change ensures proper resource cleanup, mitigating memory errors, page faults, and issues causing btrfs filesystem corruption and read-only states.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50189 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c3b4c90479aa0375ec98fe1a802993ff96a5f47 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cd9c5a0fcadc39a05c978a01e15e0d1edc4be93 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c6ad37e5882073cab84901a31da9cb22f316276 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9dfee956f53eea96d93ef1e13ab4ce020f4c58b3 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c56f9ecb7fb6a3a90079c19eb4c8daf3bbf514b3 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)