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CVE-2024-50189: Linux kernel · HID: amd_sfh: Switch to device-managed dmam_alloc_coherent()

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 23:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Nov 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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.

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