CVE-2024-44983

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: flowtable: validate vlan header Ensure there is sufficient room to access the protocol field of the VLAN header, validate it once before the flowtable lookup. ===================================================== BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in nf_flow_offload_inet_hook+0x45a/0x5f0 net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_inet.c:32 nf_flow_offload_inet_hook+0x45a/0x5f0 net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_inet.c:32 nf_hook_entry_hookfn include/linux/netfilter.h:154 [inline] nf_hook_slow+0xf4/0x400 net/netfilter/core.c:626 nf_hook_ingress include/linux/netfilter_netdev.h:34 [inline] nf_ingress net/core/dev.c:5440 [inline]

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2024-09-04
Last modified 2025-11-03
CVSS version 3.1
Patch available
Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.1

out of 10
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-908

CVE-2024-44983 is classified as CWE-908

See CWE-908 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.13 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.166, 6.1.107, 6.6.48, 6.10.7, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 5.13
Fixed in
✓ 5.15.166 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.107 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.48 6.6.x ✓ 6.10.7 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-44983 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2024-44983?

    CVE-2024-44983 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.13 onward and has been patched in 5.15.166, 6.1.107, 6.6.48 and others. CVE-2024-44983 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-44983?

    CVE-2024-44983 has a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H .

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-44983?

    Yes — CVE-2024-44983 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.166, 6.1.107, 6.6.48 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2024-44983 actively exploited?

    No — CVE-2024-44983 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

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