What is CVE-2024-41068?

CVE-2024-41068 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2024-41068 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-41068?

CVE-2024-41068 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-2024-41068?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-41068. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-41068 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-41068 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-41068

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/sclp: Fix sclp_init() cleanup on failure If sclp_init() fails it only partially cleans up: if there are multiple failing calls to sclp_init() sclp_state_change_event will be added several times to sclp_reg_list, which results in the following warning: ------------[ cut here ]------------ list_add double add: new=000003ffe1598c10, prev=000003ffe1598bf0, next=000003ffe1598c10. WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1 at lib/list_debug.c:35 __list_add_valid_or_report+0xde/0xf8 CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 6.10.0-rc3 Krnl PSW : 0404c00180000000 000003ffe0d6076a (__list_add_valid_or_report+0xe2/0xf8) R:0 T:1 IO:0 EX:0 Key:0 M:1 W:0 P:0 AS:3 CC:0 PM:0 RI:0 EA:3 ... Call Trace: [<000003ffe0d6076a>] __list_add_valid_or_report+0xe2/0xf8 ([<000003ffe0d60766>] __list_add_valid_or_report+0xde/0xf8) [<000003ffe0a8d37e>] sclp_init+0x40e/0x450 [<000003ffe00009f2>] do_one_initcall+0x42/0x1e0 [<000003ffe15b77a6>] do_initcalls+0x126/0x150 [<000003ffe15b7a0a>] kernel_init_freeable+0x1ba/0x1f8 [<000003ffe0d6650e>] kernel_init+0x2e/0x180 [<000003ffe000301c>] __ret_from_fork+0x3c/0x60 [<000003ffe0d759ca>] ret_from_fork+0xa/0x30 Fix this by removing sclp_state_change_event from sclp_reg_list when sclp_init() fails.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-29

Last modified 2026-01-05

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-2024-41068 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/0a31b3fdc7e735c4f8c65fe4339945c717ed6808
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6434b33faaa063df500af355ee6c3942e0f8d982
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79b4be70d5a160969b805f638ac5b4efd0aac7a3
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-41068

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-29

Modified 2026-01-05

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-41068?

CVE-2024-41068 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2024-41068 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-41068?

CVE-2024-41068 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-2024-41068?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-41068. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-41068 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-41068 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.