What is CVE-2024-36941?

CVE-2024-36941 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476), affecting Linux kernel versions from 3.12 onward and patched in 4.19.314, 5.4.276, 5.10.217 and others. CVE-2024-36941 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36941?

CVE-2024-36941 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-2024-36941?

Yes, CVE-2024-36941 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.314, 5.4.276, 5.10.217 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-36941 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-36941 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2024-36941

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: nl80211: don't free NULL coalescing rule If the parsing fails, we can dereference a NULL pointer here.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-30

Last modified 2025-05-20

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-476

CVE-2024-36941 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 3.12 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.314, 5.4.276, 5.10.217, 5.15.159, 6.1.91, 6.6.31, 6.8.10, 6.9 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 3.12

Fixed in

✓ 4.19.314 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.276 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.217 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.159 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.91 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.31 6.6.x ✓ 6.8.10 6.8.x ✓ 6.9

References

10 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/244822c09b4f9aedfb5977f03c0deeb39da8ec7d

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/327382dc0f16b268950b96e0052595efd80f7b0a

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a730a161ac2290d46d49be76b2b1aee8d2eb307

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/801ea33ae82d6a9d954074fbcf8ea9d18f1543a7

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97792d0611ae2e6fe3ccefb0a94a1d802317c457

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-36941

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-30

Modified 2025-05-20

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36941?

CVE-2024-36941 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.12 onward and has been patched in 4.19.314, 5.4.276, 5.10.217 and others. CVE-2024-36941 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36941?

CVE-2024-36941 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-2024-36941?

Yes. CVE-2024-36941 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.314, 5.4.276, 5.10.217 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-36941 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-36941 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.