# CVE-2024-50057: usb: typec: tipd: Free IRQ only if it was requested before

> A local attacker can trigger a kernel warning and potential crash by removing the tps6598x module when no IRQ was requested.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 21 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-51168, AZL-51293, BELL-CVE-2024-50057, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50057, GHSA-78cm-f398-h7cf, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2024-50057, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50057

## What is CVE-2024-50057?

CVE-2024-50057 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

usb: typec: tipd: Free IRQ only if it was requested before

In polling mode, if no IRQ was requested there is no need to free it.
Call devm_free_irq() only if client->irq is set. This fixes the warning
caused by the tps6598x module removal:

WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 333 at kernel/irq/devres.c:144 devm_free_irq+0x80/0x8c
...
...
Call trace:
  devm_free_irq+0x80/0x8c
  tps6598x_remove+0x28/0x88 [tps6598x]
  i2c_device_remove+0x2c/0x9c
  device_remove+0x4c/0x80
  device_release_driver_internal+0x1cc/0x228
  driver_detach+0x50/0x98
  bus_remove_driver+0x6c/0xbc
  driver_unregister+0x30/0x60
  i2c_del_driver+0x54/0x64
  tps6598x_i2c_driver_exit+0x18/0xc3c [tps6598x]
  __arm64_sys_delete_module+0x184/0x264
  invoke_syscall+0x48/0x110
  el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xc8/0xe8
  do_el0_svc+0x20/0x2c
  el0_svc+0x28/0x98
  el0t_64_sync_handler+0x13c/0x158
  el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194

Weakness: CWE-763 (Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50057?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-50057?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-50057 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50057 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-50057 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-50057 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50057 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50057/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50057/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-50057
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50057
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-50057

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50057/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.