What is CVE-2024-45008?

CVE-2024-45008 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.36 onward and patched in 4.19.321, 5.4.283, 5.10.225 and others. CVE-2024-45008 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-45008?

CVE-2024-45008 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-2024-45008?

Yes, CVE-2024-45008 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.321, 5.4.283, 5.10.225 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.36 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-45008 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-45008 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-45008

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: MT - limit max slots syzbot is reporting too large allocation at input_mt_init_slots(), for num_slots is supplied from userspace using ioctl(UI_DEV_CREATE). Since nobody knows possible max slots, this patch chose 1024.

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 2.6.36 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.321, 5.4.283, 5.10.225, 5.15.166, 6.1.107, 6.6.48, 6.10.7, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 2.6.36

Fixed in

✓ 4.19.321 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.283 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.225 5.10.x ✓ 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-2024-45008 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/05dd9aabd04f9b5eb04dab9bb83d8c3e982d7549
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2829c80614890624456337e47320289112785f3e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87f610a1a7fbdb1f2e3d90b54c955bd3b8a0c322
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-45008

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-2024-45008?

CVE-2024-45008 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.36 onward and has been patched in 4.19.321, 5.4.283, 5.10.225 and others. CVE-2024-45008 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-45008?

CVE-2024-45008 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-2024-45008?

Yes — CVE-2024-45008 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.321, 5.4.283, 5.10.225 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.36 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-45008 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-45008 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.