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  "id": "crds:cve-2024-50302",
  "revision": 1,
  "title": "Linux kernel — uninitialised report buffer leaks memory",
  "summary": "The Linux kernel allocated its human interface device report buffer (HID) without clearing it first, so a crafted report from an attached device reads back whatever happened to be there before.",
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    "kev_added": "2025-03-04",
    "prerequisites": "A malicious device attached to the machine."
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  "recommended_action": "Patch the kernel to a build that zero-initialises the report buffer now; it appears in mobile exploit chains, so cover Android fleets as well.",
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  "published_at": "2024-11-19T02:16:32.320Z",
  "issued_at": "2026-09-24T12:03:01.274Z",
  "tags": [
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    "kernel",
    "hid",
    "information-disclosure",
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