What is CVE-2024-41086?

CVE-2024-41086 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2024-41086 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-41086?

CVE-2024-41086 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-2024-41086?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-41086. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-41086 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-41086 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-41086

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bcachefs: Fix sb_field_downgrade validation - bch2_sb_downgrade_validate() wasn't checking for a downgrade entry extending past the end of the superblock section - for_each_downgrade_entry() is used in to_text() and needs to work on malformed input; it also was missing a check for a field extending past the end of the section

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-29

Last modified 2025-10-09

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-2024-41086 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/692aa7a54b2b28d59f24b3bf8250837805484b99
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf920ed92ef24dcd6970c88881cd4700b3acf05b
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-41086

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-29

Modified 2025-10-09

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-41086?

CVE-2024-41086 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2024-41086 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-41086?

CVE-2024-41086 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-2024-41086?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-41086. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-41086 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-41086 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.