What is CVE-2024-36973?

CVE-2024-36973 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2024-36973 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36973?

CVE-2024-36973 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-36973?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-36973. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-36973 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-36973 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-36973

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: misc: microchip: pci1xxxx: fix double free in the error handling of gp_aux_bus_probe() When auxiliary_device_add() returns error and then calls auxiliary_device_uninit(), callback function gp_auxiliary_device_release() calls ida_free() and kfree(aux_device_wrapper) to free memory. We should't call them again in the error handling path. Fix this by skipping the redundant cleanup functions.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-06-17

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-415

CVE-2024-36973 is classified as CWE-415

See CWE-415 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-36973 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/2025/01/msg00001.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/086c6cbcc563c81d55257f9b27e14faf1d0963d3
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1efe551982297924d05a367aa2b6ec3d275d5742
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34ae447b138680b5ed3660f7d935ff3faf88ba1a
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-36973

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-06-17

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36973?

CVE-2024-36973 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2024-36973 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36973?

CVE-2024-36973 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-36973?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-36973. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-36973 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-36973 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.