What is CVE-2024-36481?

CVE-2024-36481 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.6 onward and patched in 6.6.33, 6.9.4 and 6.10. CVE-2024-36481 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36481?

CVE-2024-36481 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-2024-36481?

Yes, CVE-2024-36481 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.33, 6.9.4 and 6.10. If you are running Linux kernel 6.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-36481 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-36481 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-36481

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing/probes: fix error check in parse_btf_field() btf_find_struct_member() might return NULL or an error via the ERR_PTR() macro. However, its caller in parse_btf_field() only checks for the NULL condition. Fix this by using IS_ERR() and returning the error up the stack.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-06-21

Last modified 2024-11-21

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-754

CVE-2024-36481 is classified as CWE-754

See CWE-754 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.6 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.33, 6.9.4, 6.10 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.6

Fixed in

✓ 6.6.33 6.6.x ✓ 6.9.4 6.9.x ✓ 6.10

References

3 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ed468edfeb54c7202e559eba74c25fac6a0dad0

Mailing List Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad4b202da2c498fefb69e5d87f67b946e7fe1e6a

Mailing List Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e569eb34970281438e2b48a3ef11c87459fcfbcb

Mailing List Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-36481

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-06-21

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36481?

CVE-2024-36481 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.6 onward and has been patched in 6.6.33, 6.9.4 and 6.10. CVE-2024-36481 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36481?

CVE-2024-36481 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-2024-36481?

Yes. CVE-2024-36481 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.33, 6.9.4 and 6.10. If you are running Linux kernel 6.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-36481 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-36481 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.