What is CVE-2024-36955?

CVE-2024-36955 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.7 out of 10, classified as a Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200). CVE-2024-36955 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36955?

CVE-2024-36955 has a CVSS score of 7.7 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-36955?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-36955. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-36955 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-36955 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

CVE-2024-36955

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda: intel-sdw-acpi: fix usage of device_get_named_child_node() The documentation for device_get_named_child_node() mentions this important point: " The caller is responsible for calling fwnode_handle_put() on the returned fwnode pointer. " Add fwnode_handle_put() to avoid a leaked reference.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-30

Last modified 2025-04-01

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.7

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-200

CVE-2024-36955 is a Information Exposure vulnerability

What is Information Exposure?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-36955 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/722d33c442e66e4aabd3e778958d696ff3a2777e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7db626d2730d3d80fd31638169054b1e507f07bf
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ef6ecf98ce309b1f4e5a25cddd5965d01feea07
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-36955

Severity High

CVSS score 7.7 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-30

Modified 2025-04-01

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36955?

CVE-2024-36955 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.7 out of 10 , classified as an Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200) . CVE-2024-36955 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36955?

CVE-2024-36955 has a CVSS score of 7.7 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-36955?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-36955. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-36955 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-36955 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. View CWE-200 on MITRE CWE →