What is CVE-2024-27388?

CVE-2024-27388 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). CVE-2024-27388 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-27388?

CVE-2024-27388 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-2024-27388?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-27388. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-27388 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-27388 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-2024-27388

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: SUNRPC: fix some memleaks in gssx_dec_option_array The creds and oa->data need to be freed in the error-handling paths after their allocation. So this patch add these deallocations in the corresponding paths.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-01

Last modified 2025-01-14

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

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-2024-27388 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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-27388 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html

Mailing List
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html

Mailing List
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cfcfc102a5e57b021b786a755a38935e357797d
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e6013ae2c8d420faea553d363935f65badd32c3
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/934212a623cbab851848b6de377eb476718c3e4c
Patch

9 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-27388

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-01

Modified 2025-01-14

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27388?

CVE-2024-27388 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) . CVE-2024-27388 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-27388?

CVE-2024-27388 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-2024-27388?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-27388. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-27388 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-27388 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. View CWE-401 on MITRE CWE →