What is CVE-2024-36958?

CVE-2024-36958 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2024-36958 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36958?

CVE-2024-36958 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-2024-36958?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-36958. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-36958 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-36958 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-36958

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Fix nfsd4_encode_fattr4() crasher Ensure that args.acl is initialized early. It is used in an unconditional call to kfree() on the way out of nfsd4_encode_fattr4().

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-30

Last modified 2025-10-01

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-36958 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250404-0007/

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18180a4550d08be4eb0387fe83f02f703f92d4e7
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a7b07689af6e4e023404bf69b1230f43b2a15bc
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-36958

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-30

Modified 2025-10-01

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36958?

CVE-2024-36958 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2024-36958 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36958?

CVE-2024-36958 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-2024-36958?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-36958. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-36958 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-36958 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.