What is CVE-2024-44968?

CVE-2024-44968 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.1.103 onward. CVE-2024-44968 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-44968?

CVE-2024-44968 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-2024-44968?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-44968. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-44968 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-44968 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-44968

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tick/broadcast: Move per CPU pointer access into the atomic section The recent fix for making the take over of the broadcast timer more reliable retrieves a per CPU pointer in preemptible context. This went unnoticed as compilers hoist the access into the non-preemptible region where the pointer is actually used. But of course it's valid that the compiler keeps it at the place where the code puts it which rightfully triggers: BUG: using smp_processor_id() in preemptible [00000000] code: caller is hotplug_cpu__broadcast_tick_pull+0x1c/0xc0 Move it to the actual usage site which is in a non-preemptible region.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-09-04

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Not yet patched

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 6.1.103, 6.6.44, 6.10.3 and later are affected. No fixed version recorded yet.

Affected from

≥ 6.1.103 ≥ 6.6.44 ≥ 6.10.3

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-44968 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/2024/10/msg00003.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/541a900d245536d4809cb1aa322c3fcc2cdb58a6
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/668c6c4a7e9e9f081c06b70f30104fb7013437ed
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6881e75237a84093d0986f56223db3724619f26e
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-44968

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-09-04

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Not yet patched

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-44968?

CVE-2024-44968 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.1.103 onward . CVE-2024-44968 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-44968?

CVE-2024-44968 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-2024-44968?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-44968. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-44968 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-44968 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.