What is CVE-2024-27417?

CVE-2024-27417 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 4.20 onward and patched in 5.4.271, 5.10.212, 5.15.151 and others. CVE-2024-27417 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-27417?

CVE-2024-27417 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-2024-27417?

Yes, CVE-2024-27417 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.271, 5.10.212, 5.15.151 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.20 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-27417 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-27417 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-2024-27417

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: fix potential "struct net" leak in inet6_rtm_getaddr() It seems that if userspace provides a correct IFA_TARGET_NETNSID value but no IFA_ADDRESS and IFA_LOCAL attributes, inet6_rtm_getaddr() returns -EINVAL with an elevated "struct net" refcount.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-17

Last modified 2025-12-23

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-2024-27417 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 4.20 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.271, 5.10.212, 5.15.151, 6.1.81, 6.6.21, 6.7.9, 6.8 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.20

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.271 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.212 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.151 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.81 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.21 6.6.x ✓ 6.7.9 6.7.x ✓ 6.8

References

8 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10bfd453da64a057bcfd1a49fb6b271c48653cdb

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b0998fdd85776775d975d0024bca227597e836a

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33a1b6bfef6def2068c8703403759024ce17053e

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44112bc5c74e64f28f5a9127dc34066c7a09bd0f

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/810fa7d5e5202fcfb22720304b755f1bdfd4c174

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-27417

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-17

Modified 2025-12-23

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27417?

CVE-2024-27417 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 4.20 onward and has been patched in 5.4.271, 5.10.212, 5.15.151 and others. CVE-2024-27417 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-27417?

CVE-2024-27417 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-2024-27417?

Yes. CVE-2024-27417 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.271, 5.10.212, 5.15.151 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.20 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-27417 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-27417 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.