What is CVE-2024-41072?

CVE-2024-41072 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.32 onward and patched in 4.19.319, 5.4.281, 5.10.223 and others. CVE-2024-41072 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-41072?

CVE-2024-41072 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-2024-41072?

Yes, CVE-2024-41072 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.319, 5.4.281, 5.10.223 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.32 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-41072 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-41072 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-41072

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: wext: add extra SIOCSIWSCAN data check In 'cfg80211_wext_siwscan()', add extra check whether number of channels passed via 'ioctl(sock, SIOCSIWSCAN, ...)' doesn't exceed IW_MAX_FREQUENCIES and reject invalid request with -EINVAL otherwise.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-29

Last modified 2025-11-03

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 2.6.32 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.319, 5.4.281, 5.10.223, 5.15.164, 6.1.101, 6.6.42, 6.9.11, 6.10 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 2.6.32

Fixed in

✓ 4.19.319 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.281 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.223 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.164 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.101 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.42 6.6.x ✓ 6.9.11 6.9.x ✓ 6.10

References

9 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/001120ff0c9e3557dee9b5ee0d358e0fc189996f

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35cee10ccaee5bd451a480521bbc25dc9f07fa5b

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6295bad58f988eaafcf0e6f8b198a580398acb3b

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ef09cdc5ba0f93826c09d810c141a8d103a80fc

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a43cc0558530b6c065976b6b9246f512f8d3593b

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-41072

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-29

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-41072?

CVE-2024-41072 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.32 onward and has been patched in 4.19.319, 5.4.281, 5.10.223 and others. CVE-2024-41072 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-41072?

CVE-2024-41072 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-2024-41072?

Yes. CVE-2024-41072 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.319, 5.4.281, 5.10.223 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.32 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-41072 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-41072 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.