What is CVE-2024-43848?

CVE-2024-43848 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.10 onward and patched in 6.10.3 and 6.11. CVE-2024-43848 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-43848?

CVE-2024-43848 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-2024-43848?

Yes, CVE-2024-43848 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.10.3 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-43848 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-43848 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-43848

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: fix TTLM teardown work The worker calculates the wrong sdata pointer, so if it ever runs, it'll crash. Fix that.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-08-17

Last modified 2024-10-25

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 6.10 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.10.3, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.10

Fixed in

✓ 6.10.3 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

2 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fe0a605d083b884490ee4de02be071b5b4291b1

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9750899410c8478ef043c42029f4f6144c096eac

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-43848

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-08-17

Modified 2024-10-25

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-43848?

CVE-2024-43848 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.10 onward and has been patched in 6.10.3 and 6.11. CVE-2024-43848 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-43848?

CVE-2024-43848 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-2024-43848?

Yes. CVE-2024-43848 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.10.3 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-43848 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-43848 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.