What is CVE-2024-39499?

CVE-2024-39499 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10. CVE-2024-39499 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-39499?

CVE-2024-39499 has a CVSS score of 7.1 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:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-39499?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-39499. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-39499 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-39499 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-39499

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vmci: prevent speculation leaks by sanitizing event in event_deliver() Coverity spotted that event_msg is controlled by user-space, event_msg->event_data.event is passed to event_deliver() and used as an index without sanitization. This change ensures that the event index is sanitized to mitigate any possibility of speculative information leaks. This bug was discovered and resolved using Coverity Static Analysis Security Testing (SAST) by Synopsys, Inc. Only compile tested, no access to HW.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-12

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.1

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-668

CVE-2024-39499 is classified as CWE-668

See CWE-668 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-39499 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/58730dfbd4ae01c1b022b0d234a8bf8c02cdfb81
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/681967c4ff210e06380acf9b9a1b33ae06e77cbd
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/757804e1c599af5d2a7f864c8e8b2842406ff4bb
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-39499

Severity High

CVSS score 7.1 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-12

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-39499?

CVE-2024-39499 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10 . CVE-2024-39499 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-39499?

CVE-2024-39499 has a CVSS score of 7.1 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:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-39499?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-39499. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-39499 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-39499 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.