What is CVE-2024-27028?

CVE-2024-27028 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476), affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.11 onward and patched in 4.19.311, 5.4.273, 5.10.214 and others. CVE-2024-27028 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-27028?

CVE-2024-27028 has a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-27028?

Yes, CVE-2024-27028 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.311, 5.4.273, 5.10.214 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-27028 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-27028 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2024-27028

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: spi-mt65xx: Fix NULL pointer access in interrupt handler The TX buffer in spi_transfer can be a NULL pointer, so the interrupt handler may end up writing to the invalid memory and cause crashes. Add a check to trans->tx_buf before using it.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-01

Last modified 2025-04-08

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

6.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2024-27028 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.11 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.311, 5.4.273, 5.10.214, 5.15.153, 6.1.83, 6.6.23, 6.7.11, 6.8.2, 6.9 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.11

Fixed in

✓ 4.19.311 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.273 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.214 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.153 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.83 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.23 6.6.x ✓ 6.7.11 6.7.x ✓ 6.8.2 6.8.x ✓ 6.9

References

11 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1784053cf10a14c4ebd8a890bad5cfe1bee51713

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2342b05ec5342a519e00524a507f7a6ea6791a38

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55f8ea6731aa64871ee6aef7dba53ee9f9f3b2f6

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62b1f837b15cf3ec2835724bdf8577e47d14c753

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/766ec94cc57492eab97cbbf1595bd516ab0cb0e4

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-27028

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-01

Modified 2025-04-08

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27028?

CVE-2024-27028 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.11 onward and has been patched in 4.19.311, 5.4.273, 5.10.214 and others. CVE-2024-27028 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-27028?

CVE-2024-27028 has a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-27028?

Yes. CVE-2024-27028 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.311, 5.4.273, 5.10.214 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-27028 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-27028 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.