What is CVE-2024-36959?

CVE-2024-36959 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.19.267 onward and patched in 4.19.314, 5.4.276, 5.10.217 and others. CVE-2024-36959 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36959?

CVE-2024-36959 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-2024-36959?

Yes, CVE-2024-36959 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.314, 5.4.276, 5.10.217 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.19.267 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-36959 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-36959 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-36959

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: devicetree: fix refcount leak in pinctrl_dt_to_map() If we fail to allocate propname buffer, we need to drop the reference count we just took. Because the pinctrl_dt_free_maps() includes the droping operation, here we call it directly.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-30

Last modified 2026-05-12

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.19.267, 5.4.225, 5.10.156, 5.15.80, 4.9.334, 4.14.300, 6.0.10, 6.1 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.314, 5.4.276, 5.10.217, 5.15.159, 6.1.91, 6.6.31, 6.8.10, 6.9 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.19.267 ≥ 5.4.225 ≥ 5.10.156 ≥ 5.15.80 ≥ 4.9.334 ≥ 4.14.300 ≥ 6.0.10 ≥ 6.1

Fixed in

✓ 4.19.314 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.276 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.217 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.159 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.91 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.31 6.6.x ✓ 6.8.10 6.8.x ✓ 6.9

References

12 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/026e24cf31733dbd97f41cc9bc5273ace428eeec

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06780473cb8a858d1d6cab2673e021b072a852d1

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35ab679e8bb5a81a4f922d3efbd43e32bce69274

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47d253c485491caaf70d8cd8c0248ae26e42581f

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/518d5ddafeb084d6d9b1773ed85164300037d0e6

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-36959

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-30

Modified 2026-05-12

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36959?

CVE-2024-36959 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.19.267 onward and has been patched in 4.19.314, 5.4.276, 5.10.217 and others. CVE-2024-36959 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36959?

CVE-2024-36959 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-2024-36959?

Yes. CVE-2024-36959 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.314, 5.4.276, 5.10.217 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.19.267 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-36959 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-36959 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.