media: cx24116: prevent overflows on SNR calculus
Priority LOW 24CWE-191Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-191 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00254 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 4.19.324, 5.4.286, 5.10.230 +5Red Hat: 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.28 and later | 4.19.324, 5.4.286, 5.10.230, 5.15.172, 6.1.117, 6.6.61, 6.11.8, 6.12 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.28 and later Fixed in 4.19.324, 5.4.286, 5.10.230, 5.15.172, 6.1.117, 6.6.61, 6.11.8, 6.12 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.28 to before 4.19.324; 4.20 to before 5.4.286; 5.5 to before 5.10.230; 5.11 to before 5.15.172; 5.16 to before 6.1.117; 6.2 to before 6.6.61; 6.7 to before 6.11.8 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 rc6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.28 to before 4.19.324; 4.20 to before 5.4.286; 5.5 to before 5.10.230; 5.11 to before 5.15.172; 5.16 to before 6.1.117; 6.2 to before 6.6.61; 6.7 to before 6.11.8 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.324, 5.4.286, 5.10.230, 5.15.172, 6.1.117, 6.6.61, 6.11.8, 6.12
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-50290
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-82hr-8jw5-cf8x
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/127b9076baeadd734b18ddc8f2cd93b47d5a3ea3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cad97ca8cfd43a78a19b59949f33e3563d369247
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/828047c70f4716fde4b1316f7b610e97a4e83824
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2b4f277c41db8d548f38f1dd091bbdf6a5acb07
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbefe31e4598cdb0889eee2e74c995b2212efb08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83c152b55d88cbf6fc4685941fcb31333986774d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a1ed994d9454132354b860321414955da289929
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/576a307a7650bd544fbb24df801b9b7863b85e2f
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Sources
- CVE-2024-50290 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-50290 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-82hr-8jw5-cf8x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-50290 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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