What is CVE-2024-44970?

CVE-2024-44970 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.16 onward and patched in 6.1.105, 6.6.46, 6.10.5 and others. CVE-2024-44970 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-44970?

CVE-2024-44970 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-2024-44970?

Yes, CVE-2024-44970 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.105, 6.6.46, 6.10.5 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-44970 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-44970 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-44970

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: SHAMPO, Fix invalid WQ linked list unlink When all the strides in a WQE have been consumed, the WQE is unlinked from the WQ linked list (mlx5_wq_ll_pop()). For SHAMPO, it is possible to receive CQEs with 0 consumed strides for the same WQE even after the WQE is fully consumed and unlinked. This triggers an additional unlink for the same wqe which corrupts the linked list. Fix this scenario by accepting 0 sized consumed strides without unlinking the WQE again.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-09-04

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 5.16 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.105, 6.6.46, 6.10.5, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.16

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.105 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.46 6.6.x ✓ 6.10.5 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-44970 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/50d8009a0ac02c3311b23a0066511f8337bd88d9
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/650e24748e1e0a7ff91d5c72b72a2f2a452b5b76
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b379353e9144e1f7460ff15f39862012c9d0d78
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-44970

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-09-04

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-44970?

CVE-2024-44970 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.16 onward and has been patched in 6.1.105, 6.6.46, 6.10.5 and others. CVE-2024-44970 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-44970?

CVE-2024-44970 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-2024-44970?

Yes — CVE-2024-44970 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.105, 6.6.46, 6.10.5 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-44970 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-44970 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.