What is CVE-2024-27016?

CVE-2024-27016 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.13 onward and patched in 5.15.157, 6.1.88, 6.6.29 and others. CVE-2024-27016 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-27016?

CVE-2024-27016 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-2024-27016?

Yes, CVE-2024-27016 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.157, 6.1.88, 6.6.29 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-27016 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-27016 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-27016

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: flowtable: validate pppoe header Ensure there is sufficient room to access the protocol field of the PPPoe header. Validate it once before the flowtable lookup, then use a helper function to access protocol field.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-01

Last modified 2025-11-04

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.13 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.157, 6.1.88, 6.6.29, 6.8.8, 6.9 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.13

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.157 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.88 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.29 6.6.x ✓ 6.8.8 6.8.x ✓ 6.9

References

8 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87b3593bed1868b2d9fe096c01bcdf0ea86cbebf

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bf7c76a2a207ca2b4cfda0a279192adf27678d7

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2471d271042ea18e8a6babc132a8716bb2f08b9

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf366ee3bc1b7d1c76a882640ba3b3f8f1039163

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d06977b9a4109f8738bb276125eb6a0b772bc433

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-27016

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-01

Modified 2025-11-04

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27016?

CVE-2024-27016 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.13 onward and has been patched in 5.15.157, 6.1.88, 6.6.29 and others. CVE-2024-27016 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-27016?

CVE-2024-27016 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-2024-27016?

Yes. CVE-2024-27016 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.157, 6.1.88, 6.6.29 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-27016 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-27016 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.