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MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-50290
media: cx24116: prevent overflows on SNR calculus
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: cx24116: prevent overflows on SNR calculus as reported by Coverity, if reading SNR registers fail, a negative number will be returned, causing an underflow when reading SNR registers. Prevent that.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 19, 2024, 2:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 3, 2025, 11:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-50290 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
To address the vulnerability, update the kernel and other related packages.
  • Update the affected kernel packages.
  • Update the affected packages.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-50290.

URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/127b9076baeadd734b18ddc8f2cd93b47d5a3ea3 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a1ed994d9454132354b860321414955da289929 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/576a307a7650bd544fbb24df801b9b7863b85e2f Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/828047c70f4716fde4b1316f7b610e97a4e83824 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83c152b55d88cbf6fc4685941fcb31333986774d Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cad97ca8cfd43a78a19b59949f33e3563d369247 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2b4f277c41db8d548f38f1dd091bbdf6a5acb07 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbefe31e4598cdb0889eee2e74c995b2212efb08 Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-50290 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-50290 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-50290 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-50290 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 03, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 03, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 01, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-191
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-191
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.172 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.28 up to (excluding) 4.19.324 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.20 up to (excluding) 5.4.286 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.10.230 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.117 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.61 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.11.8 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/127b9076baeadd734b18ddc8f2cd93b47d5a3ea3 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a1ed994d9454132354b860321414955da289929 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/576a307a7650bd544fbb24df801b9b7863b85e2f Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/828047c70f4716fde4b1316f7b610e97a4e83824 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83c152b55d88cbf6fc4685941fcb31333986774d Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cad97ca8cfd43a78a19b59949f33e3563d369247 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2b4f277c41db8d548f38f1dd091bbdf6a5acb07 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbefe31e4598cdb0889eee2e74c995b2212efb08 Types: Patch
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Nov. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: cx24116: prevent overflows on SNR calculus as reported by Coverity, if reading SNR registers fail, a negative number will be returned, causing an underflow when reading SNR registers. Prevent that.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/127b9076baeadd734b18ddc8f2cd93b47d5a3ea3 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cad97ca8cfd43a78a19b59949f33e3563d369247 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/828047c70f4716fde4b1316f7b610e97a4e83824 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2b4f277c41db8d548f38f1dd091bbdf6a5acb07 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbefe31e4598cdb0889eee2e74c995b2212efb08 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83c152b55d88cbf6fc4685941fcb31333986774d [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a1ed994d9454132354b860321414955da289929 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/576a307a7650bd544fbb24df801b9b7863b85e2f [No types assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
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