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CVE-2024-50249: Linux kernel · ACPI: CPPC: Make rmw_lock a raw_spin_lock

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 23:01 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 9 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 has been implemented by changing rmw_lock to a raw spinlock and ensuring interrupts are disabled while holding it. Users should update to a Linux kernel version that includes this fix. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the provided data, so users should consult the vendor or kernel maintainers for the fixed version and apply the update accordingly.

Description

CVE-2024-50249 is a medium-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel related to ACPI CPPC where the rmw_lock was not correctly implemented as a raw spinlock. This caused an invalid wait context bug triggered by improper locking order, potentially leading to kernel instability or crashes. The issue was fixed by changing rmw_lock to a raw spinlock and ensuring interrupts are disabled while holding it.

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