What is CVE-2024-39478?

CVE-2024-39478 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2024-39478 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-39478?

CVE-2024-39478 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-2024-39478?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-39478. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-39478 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-39478 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-39478

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: starfive - Do not free stack buffer RSA text data uses variable length buffer allocated in software stack. Calling kfree on it causes undefined behaviour in subsequent operations.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-05

Last modified 2024-11-21

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-770

CVE-2024-39478 is classified as CWE-770

See CWE-770 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-39478 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/5944de192663f272033501dcd322b008fca72006
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7f01649f4eaf1878472d3d3f480ae1e50d98f6c
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-39478

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-05

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-39478?

CVE-2024-39478 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2024-39478 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-39478?

CVE-2024-39478 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-2024-39478?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-39478. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-39478 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-39478 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.