What is CVE-2024-45007?

CVE-2024-45007 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.14 onward and patched in 5.15.166, 6.1.107, 6.6.48 and others. CVE-2024-45007 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-45007?

CVE-2024-45007 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-2024-45007?

Yes, CVE-2024-45007 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.166, 6.1.107, 6.6.48 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-45007 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-45007 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-45007

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: char: xillybus: Don't destroy workqueue from work item running on it Triggered by a kref decrement, destroy_workqueue() may be called from within a work item for destroying its own workqueue. This illegal situation is averted by adding a module-global workqueue for exclusive use of the offending work item. Other work items continue to be queued on per-device workqueues to ensure performance.

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 5.14 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

≥ 5.14

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-2024-45007 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/409b495f8e3300d5fba08bc817fa8825dae48cc9
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d3567caff2a1d678aa40cc74a54e1318941fad3
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7ad105b12256ec7fb6d6d1a0e2e60f00b7da157
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-45007

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-2024-45007?

CVE-2024-45007 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.14 onward and has been patched in 5.15.166, 6.1.107, 6.6.48 and others. CVE-2024-45007 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-45007?

CVE-2024-45007 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-2024-45007?

Yes — CVE-2024-45007 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.166, 6.1.107, 6.6.48 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-45007 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-45007 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.