CVE-2024-50249

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2024-11-09. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ACPI: CPPC: Make rmw_lock a raw_spin_lock

The following BUG was triggered:

============================= [ BUG: Invalid wait context ] 6.12.0-rc2-XXX #406 Not tainted ----------------------------- kworker/1:1/62 is trying to lock: ffffff8801593030 (&cpc_ptr->rmw_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: cpc_write+0xcc/0x370 other info that might help us debug this: context-{5:5} 2 locks held by kworker/1:1/62: #0: ffffff897ef5ec98 (&rq->__lock){-.-.}-{2:2}, at: raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0x2c/0x50 #1: ffffff880154e238 (&sg_policy->update_lock){....}-{2:2}, at: sugov_update_shared+0x3c/0x280 stack backtrace: CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 62 Comm: kworker/1:1 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc2-g9654bd3e8806 #406 Workqueue: 0x0 (events) Call trace: dump_backtrace+0xa4/0x130 show_stack+0x20/0x38 dump_stack_lvl+0x90/0xd0 dump_stack+0x18/0x28 __lock_acquire+0x480/0x1ad8 lock_acquire+0x114/0x310 _raw_spin_lock+0x50/0x70 cpc_write+0xcc/0x370 cppc_set_perf+0xa0/0x3a8 cppc_cpufreq_fast_switch+0x40/0xc0 cpufreq_driver_fast_switch+0x4c/0x218 sugov_update_shared+0x234/0x280 update_load_avg+0x6ec/0x7b8 dequeue_entities+0x108/0x830 dequeue_task_fair+0x58/0x408 __schedule+0x4f0/0x1070 schedule+0x54/0x130 worker_thread+0xc0/0x2e8 kthread+0x130/0x148 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

sugov_update_shared() locks a raw_spinlock while cpc_write() locks a spinlock.

To have a correct wait-type order, update rmw_lock to a raw spinlock and ensure that interrupts will be disabled on the CPU holding it.

[ rjw: Changelog edits ]

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
25(Track)
EG Risk 25/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
12%
KEV
Not listed

Published

November 9, 2024

Last Modified

November 3, 2025

References (6)

Patch Availability(25)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-hwe-24.04-edge (6.11.0-1005.5) @ oracular2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.11.0-18.18) @ oracular2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-tegra-rt (5.15.0.1033.33) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.133.132) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gke-5.15 (5.15.0.1075.74) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.134.145~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-intel-iotg (5.15.0.1073.73) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (5.15.0.1075.81~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1078.80) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-nolpae (5.15.0.1072.70) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-lowlatency-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.133.143~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-ibm (5.15.0.1070.66) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-kvm (5.15.0.1076.72) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1075.71) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual (6.8.0-58.60) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-host (5.15.0-1044.48) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-edge (6.8.0-1027.29~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-edge (6.8.0-1028.30~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gkeop-6.8 (6.8.0-1010.12) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-hwe-24.04 (6.8.1-1020.21) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-ibm-edge (5.15.0.1074.77~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-58.60~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-realtime (6.8.0-2023.24) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi (6.8.0-1028.32) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 5.15.171—osv

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-50249?
CVE-2024-50249 is a medium vulnerability published on November 9, 2024. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: CPPC: Make rmwlock a rawspin_lock The following BUG was triggered: ============================= [ BUG: Invalid wait context ] 6.12.0-rc2-XXX #406 Not tainted ----------------------------- kworker/1:1/62 is trying to lock:…
When was CVE-2024-50249 disclosed?
CVE-2024-50249 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 9, 2024, with the most recent update on November 3, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-50249 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-50249 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 87.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-50249?
CVE-2024-50249 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-50249?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-50249, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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