What is CVE-2024-36945?

CVE-2024-36945 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), affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.16 onward and patched in 6.1.91, 6.6.31, 6.8.10 and others. CVE-2024-36945 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36945?

CVE-2024-36945 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-2024-36945?

Yes, CVE-2024-36945 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.91, 6.6.31, 6.8.10 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-36945 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-36945 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-2024-36945

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: fix neighbour and rtable leak in smc_ib_find_route() In smc_ib_find_route(), the neighbour found by neigh_lookup() and rtable resolved by ip_route_output_flow() are not released or put before return. It may cause the refcount leak, so fix it.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-30

Last modified 2025-09-17

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-401

CVE-2024-36945 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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.16 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.91, 6.6.31, 6.8.10, 6.9 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.16

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.91 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/2ddc0dd7fec86ee53b8928a5cca5fbddd4fc7c06

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5df93c029a907b0ff5a4eeadd77ba06ff0a277d2

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5a466ab6e78d6f2e0f64435f1e17246c8e941ff

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da91e447d06dc649fcf46e59122e7bf8f0b2e0db

Patch
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250404-0006/

Third Party Advisory

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-36945

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-30

Modified 2025-09-17

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36945?

CVE-2024-36945 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) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.16 onward and has been patched in 6.1.91, 6.6.31, 6.8.10 and others. CVE-2024-36945 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36945?

CVE-2024-36945 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-2024-36945?

Yes. CVE-2024-36945 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.91, 6.6.31, 6.8.10 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-36945 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-36945 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.