What is CVE-2024-36903?

CVE-2024-36903 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2024-36903 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36903?

CVE-2024-36903 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-2024-36903?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-36903. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-36903 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-36903 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-36903

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: Fix potential uninit-value access in __ip6_make_skb() As it was done in commit fc1092f51567 ("ipv4: Fix uninit-value access in __ip_make_skb()") for IPv4, check FLOWI_FLAG_KNOWN_NH on fl6->flowi6_flags instead of testing HDRINCL on the socket to avoid a race condition which causes uninit-value access.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-30

Last modified 2026-01-19

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-908

CVE-2024-36903 is classified as CWE-908

See CWE-908 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-36903 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/2025/08/msg00010.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2367bf254f3a27ecc6e229afd7a8b0a1395f7be3
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40e5444a3ac315b60e94d82226b73cd82145d09e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e13d3a9c25b7080f8a619f961e943fe08c2672c
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-36903

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-30

Modified 2026-01-19

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36903?

CVE-2024-36903 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2024-36903 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36903?

CVE-2024-36903 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-2024-36903?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-36903. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-36903 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-36903 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.