What is CVE-2024-36953?

CVE-2024-36953 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). CVE-2024-36953 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36953?

CVE-2024-36953 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-2024-36953?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-36953. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-36953 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-36953 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-2024-36953

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: vgic-v2: Check for non-NULL vCPU in vgic_v2_parse_attr() vgic_v2_parse_attr() is responsible for finding the vCPU that matches the user-provided CPUID, which (of course) may not be valid. If the ID is invalid, kvm_get_vcpu_by_id() returns NULL, which isn't handled gracefully. Similar to the GICv3 uaccess flow, check that kvm_get_vcpu_by_id() actually returns something and fail the ioctl if not.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-30

Last modified 2025-12-23

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-476

CVE-2024-36953 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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-36953 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
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01981276d64e542c177b243f7c979fee855d5487
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17db92da8be5dd3bf63c01f4109fe47db64fc66f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a5b0378ac6776c7c31b18e0f3c1389bd6005e80
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-36953

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-30

Modified 2025-12-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36953?

CVE-2024-36953 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) . CVE-2024-36953 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36953?

CVE-2024-36953 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-2024-36953?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-36953. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-36953 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-36953 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (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. View CWE-476 on MITRE CWE →