What is CVE-2024-36914?

CVE-2024-36914 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and patched in 6.1.116, 6.6.31, 6.8.10 and others. CVE-2024-36914 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36914?

CVE-2024-36914 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-36914?

Yes, CVE-2024-36914 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.116, 6.6.31, 6.8.10 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-36914 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-36914 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-36914

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Skip on writeback when it's not applicable [WHY] dynamic memory safety error detector (KASAN) catches and generates error messages "BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds" as writeback connector does not support certain features which are not initialized. [HOW] Skip them when connector type is DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_WRITEBACK.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-30

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.116, 6.6.31, 6.8.10, 6.9 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.15

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.116 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.31 6.6.x ✓ 6.8.10 6.8.x ✓ 6.9

References

5 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87de0a741ef6d93fcb99983138a0d89a546a043c

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/951a498fa993c5501994ec2df97c9297b02488c7

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9baa7110e9f3756bd5a812af376c288d9be894d

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecedd99a9369fb5cde601ae9abd58bca2739f1ae

Patch
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-36914

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-30

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36914?

CVE-2024-36914 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and has been patched in 6.1.116, 6.6.31, 6.8.10 and others. CVE-2024-36914 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36914?

CVE-2024-36914 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-36914?

Yes. CVE-2024-36914 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.116, 6.6.31, 6.8.10 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-36914 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-36914 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.