CVE-2024-50051: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: mpc52xx: Add cancel_work_sync before module remove If we remove the module which will call mpc52xx_spi_remove it will free 'ms' through spi_unregister_controller. while the work ms->work will be used. The sequence of operations that may lead to a UAF bug. Fix it by ensuring that the work is canceled before proceeding with the cleanup in mpc52xx_spi_remove.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 3.1, before 5.4.287 (fixed in 5.4.287); from 5.5, before 5.10.231 (fixed in 5.10.231); from 5.11, before 5.15.174 (fixed in 5.15.174); from 5.16, before 6.1.120 (fixed in 6.1.120); from 6.2, before 6.6.66 (fixed in 6.6.66); from 6.7, before 6.12.5 (fixed in 6.12.5); …

Published 2025-01-11. Last modified 2026-06-17.