What is CVE-2024-36010?

CVE-2024-36010 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.7 onward and patched in 6.8. CVE-2024-36010 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36010?

CVE-2024-36010 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-2024-36010?

Yes, CVE-2024-36010 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.8. If you are running Linux kernel 6.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-36010 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-36010 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-36010

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: igb: Fix string truncation warnings in igb_set_fw_version Commit 1978d3ead82c ("intel: fix string truncation warnings") fixes '-Wformat-truncation=' warnings in igb_main.c by using kasprintf. drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c:3092:53: warning：‘%d’ directive output may be truncated writing between 1 and 5 bytes into a region of size between 1 and 13 [-Wformat-truncation=] 3092 | "%d.%d, 0x%08x, %d.%d.%d", | ^~ drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c:3092:34: note：directive argument in the range [0, 65535] 3092 | "%d.%d, 0x%08x, %d.%d.%d", | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c:3092:34: note：directive argument in the range [0, 65535] drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c:3090:25: note：‘snprintf’ output between 23 and 43 bytes into a destination of size 32 kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory which can be NULL upon failure. Fix this warning by using a larger space for adapter->fw_version, and then fall back and continue to use snprintf.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-22

Last modified 2025-09-29

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 6.7 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.8 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.7

Fixed in

✓ 6.8

References

1 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c56d055893cbe97848611855d1c97d0ab171eccc

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-36010

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-22

Modified 2025-09-29

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36010?

CVE-2024-36010 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.7 onward and has been patched in 6.8. CVE-2024-36010 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36010?

CVE-2024-36010 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-2024-36010?

Yes. CVE-2024-36010 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.8. If you are running Linux kernel 6.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-36010 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-36010 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.