What is CVE-2024-14027?

CVE-2024-14027 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401), affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.6.51 onward and patched in 6.6.133, 6.12.77 and 6.13. CVE-2024-14027 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-14027?

CVE-2024-14027 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-14027?

Yes, CVE-2024-14027 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.133, 6.12.77 and 6.13. If you are running Linux kernel 6.6.51 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-14027 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-14027 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/401.html

CVE-2024-14027

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/xattr: missing fdput() in fremovexattr error path In the Linux kernel, the fremovexattr() syscall calls fdget() to acquire a file reference but returns early without calling fdput() when strncpy_from_user() fails on the name argument. In multi-threaded processes where fdget() takes the slow path, this permanently leaks one file reference per call, pinning the struct file and associated kernel objects in memory. An unprivileged local user can exploit this to cause kernel memory exhaustion. The issue was inadvertently fixed by commit a71874379ec8 ("xattr: switch to CLASS(fd)").

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-03-09

Last modified 2026-06-26

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2024-14027 is a Memory Leak vulnerability

What is Memory Leak?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.6.51, 6.10.10, 6.11 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.133, 6.12.77, 6.13 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.6.51 ≥ 6.10.10 ≥ 6.11

Fixed in

✓ 6.6.133 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.77 6.12.x ✓ 6.13

References

3 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a3a2ae5efbbcaed37551218abed94e23c537157

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a71874379ec8c6e788a61d71b3ad014a8d9a5c08

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d151b94967c8247005435b63fc60f8f4baa320da

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-14027

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-03-09

Modified 2026-06-26

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-14027?

CVE-2024-14027 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.6.51 onward and has been patched in 6.6.133, 6.12.77 and 6.13. CVE-2024-14027 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-14027?

CVE-2024-14027 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-14027?

Yes. CVE-2024-14027 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.133, 6.12.77 and 6.13. If you are running Linux kernel 6.6.51 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-14027 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-14027 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.