CVE-2024-50141: ACPI: PRM: Find EFI_MEMORY_RUNTIME block for PRM handler and context
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.25% (FIRST EPSS).
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: Linux Linux 088984c8d54c0053fc4ae606981291d741c5924b, 20e9fafb8bb6f545667d7916b0e81e68c0748810, 795b080d9aa127215a5baf088a22fa09341a0126; azl3 kernel 6.6.57.1-7 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.64.2-1; azl3 kernel 6.6.64.2-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.64.2-1.
- Severity is disputed: the assigning authority (CNA) scores it 7.8, NVD 5.5.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 088984c8d54c0053fc4ae606981291d741c5924b, 20e9fafb8bb6f545667d7916b0e81e68c0748810, 795b080d9aa127215a5baf088a22fa09341a0126; azl3 kernel 6.6.57.1-7 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.64.2-1; azl3 kernel 6.6.64.2-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.64.2-1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: PRM: Find EFI_MEMORY_RUNTIME block for PRM handler and context PRMT needs to find the correct type of block to translate the PA-VA mapping for EFI runtime services. The issue arises because the PRMT is finding a block of type EFI_CONVENTIONAL_MEMORY, which is not appropriate for runtime services as described in Section 2.2.2 (Runtime Services) of the UEFI Specification [1]. Since the PRM handler is a type of runtime service, this causes an exception when the PRM handler is called. [Firmware Bug]: Unable to handle paging request in EFI runtime service WARNING: CPU: 22 PID: 4330 at drivers/firmware/efi/runtime-wrappers.c:341 __efi_queue_work+0x11c/0x170 Call trace: Let PRMT find a block with EFI_MEMORY_RUNTIME for PRM handler and PRM context. If no suitable block is found, a warning message will be printed, but the procedure continues to manage the next PRM handler. However, if the PRM handler is actually called without proper allocation, it would result in a failure during error handling. By using the correct memory types for runtime services, ensure that the PRM handler and the context are properly mapped in the virtual address space during runtime, preventing the paging request error. The issue is really that only memory that has been remapped for runtime by the firmware can be used by the PRM handler, and so the region needs to have the EFI_MEMORY_RUNTIME attribute. [ rjw: Subject and changelog edits ]
- Published
- Nov 7, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 16th percentile
- CWE
- —
Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 5.5
- CNA · Linux
- 7.8
- 2.3 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linux linux kernel5.14 and later · before 5.15.171
- linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.1.115
- linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.6.59
- linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.11.6
- linux linux kernel6.12
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 5.14affected
- cefc7ca46235f01d5233e3abd4b79452af01d9e9 and later · before 8df52929530839e878e6912e33348b54101e3250affected · git
- cefc7ca46235f01d5233e3abd4b79452af01d9e9 and later · before 8ce081ad842510f0e70fa6065a401660eac876d4affected · git
- cefc7ca46235f01d5233e3abd4b79452af01d9e9 and later · before 795b080d9aa127215a5baf088a22fa09341a0126affected · git
- cefc7ca46235f01d5233e3abd4b79452af01d9e9 and later · before 20e9fafb8bb6f545667d7916b0e81e68c0748810affected · git
- cefc7ca46235f01d5233e3abd4b79452af01d9e9 and later · before 088984c8d54c0053fc4ae606981291d741c5924baffected · git
- before 5.14not affected · semver
- 5.15.171 and later · up to and including 5.15.*not affected · semver
- 6.1.115 and later · up to and including 6.1.*not affected · semver
- 6.6.59 and later · up to and including 6.6.*not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 6.1.115-1 | 6.1.115-1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | before 6.11.6-1 | 6.11.6-1 |
Same product
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- CVE-2021-22555Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACEKEV85Now
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-50139Nov 7, 2024 · KVM: arm64: Fix shift-out-of-bounds bug22Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-50140Nov 7, 2024 · sched/core: Disable page allocation in task_tick_mm_cid()22Monitor
- Later →CVE-2024-50143Nov 7, 2024 · udf: fix uninit-value use in udf_get_fileshortad31Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 088984c8d54c0053fc4ae606981291d741c5924b | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 20e9fafb8bb6f545667d7916b0e81e68c0748810 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 795b080d9aa127215a5baf088a22fa09341a0126 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 8ce081ad842510f0e70fa6065a401660eac876d4 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 8df52929530839e878e6912e33348b54101e3250 | Vendor (CNA) |
| azl3 kernel 6.6.57.1-7 on Azure Linux 3.0 | 6.6.64.2-1 · CBL-Mariner Releases | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| azl3 kernel 6.6.64.2-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 | 6.6.64.2-1 · CBL-Mariner Releases | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| cbl2 kernel 5.15.167.1-2 on CBL Mariner 2.0 | 5.15.173.1-1 · CBL-Mariner Releases | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| cbl2 kernel 5.15.167.1-2 on CBL-Mariner 2.0 | 5.15.173.1-1 · CBL-Mariner Releases | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| cbl2 kernel 5.15.173.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0 | 5.15.173.1-1 · CBL-Mariner Releases | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| debian:linux | 6.1.115-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-24-1840 · Nov 8, 2024(Linux Kernel Güvenlik Bildirimi)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
—
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- git.kernel.org/stable/c/20e9fafb8bb6f545667d7916b0e81e68c0748810
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/795b080d9aa127215a5baf088a22fa09341a0126
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ce081ad842510f0e70fa6065a401660eac876d4
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8df52929530839e878e6912e33348b54101e3250
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.