CVE-2024-50249: Linux kernel · ACPI: CPPC: Make rmw_lock a raw_spin_lock
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 23:01 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 9 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 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.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50249 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0eb2b767c42fac61ab23c4063eb456baa4c2c262 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c10941e34c5fdc0357e46a25bd130d9cf40b925 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/23039b4aaf1e82e0feea1060834d4ec34262e453 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/43b1df48d1e7000a214acd1a81b8012ca8a929c8 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c46d6b02588000c27b7b869388c2c0278bd0d173 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)