What is CVE-2024-36911?

CVE-2024-36911 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-2024-36911 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36911?

CVE-2024-36911 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-2024-36911?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-36911. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-36911 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-36911 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-2024-36911

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hv_netvsc: Don't free decrypted memory In CoCo VMs it is possible for the untrusted host to cause set_memory_encrypted() or set_memory_decrypted() to fail such that an error is returned and the resulting memory is shared. Callers need to take care to handle these errors to avoid returning decrypted (shared) memory to the page allocator, which could lead to functional or security issues. The netvsc driver could free decrypted/shared pages if set_memory_decrypted() fails. Check the decrypted field in the gpadl to decide whether to free the memory.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-30

Last modified 2025-09-30

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-2024-36911 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-2024-36911 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4aaed9dbe8acd2b6114458f0498a617283d6275b
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a56fe611326332bf6b7126e5559590c57dcebad4
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbf9ac34677b57506a13682b31a2a718934c0e31
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-36911

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-30

Modified 2025-09-30

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36911?

CVE-2024-36911 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-2024-36911 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36911?

CVE-2024-36911 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-2024-36911?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-36911. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-36911 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-36911 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 →