What is CVE-2024-36946?

CVE-2024-36946 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-2024-36946 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36946?

CVE-2024-36946 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-2024-36946?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-36946. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-36946 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-36946 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-2024-36946

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: phonet: fix rtm_phonet_notify() skb allocation fill_route() stores three components in the skb: - struct rtmsg - RTA_DST (u8) - RTA_OIF (u32) Therefore, rtm_phonet_notify() should use NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct rtmsg)) + nla_total_size(1) + nla_total_size(4)

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-30

Last modified 2026-01-22

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-2024-36946 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-2024-36946 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/2024/06/msg00019.html

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html

Third Party Advisory
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241004-0002/

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ff334cade9dae50e4be387f71e94fae634aa9b4
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/728a83160f98ee6b60df0d890141b9b7240182fe
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a77226440008cf04ba68faf641a2d50f4998137
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-36946

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-30

Modified 2026-01-22

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36946?

CVE-2024-36946 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-2024-36946 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36946?

CVE-2024-36946 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-2024-36946?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-36946. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-36946 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-36946 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 →