What is CVE-2024-48873?

CVE-2024-48873 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476), affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.4 onward and patched in 6.6.66, 6.12.5 and 6.13. CVE-2024-48873 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-48873?

CVE-2024-48873 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-2024-48873?

Yes, CVE-2024-48873 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.66, 6.12.5 and 6.13. If you are running Linux kernel 6.4 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-48873 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-48873 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2024-48873

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw89: check return value of ieee80211_probereq_get() for RNR The return value of ieee80211_probereq_get() might be NULL, so check it before using to avoid NULL pointer access. Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1529805 ("Dereference null return value")

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-01-11

Last modified 2025-10-01

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

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2024-48873 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.4 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.66, 6.12.5, 6.13 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.4

Fixed in

✓ 6.6.66 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.5 6.12.x ✓ 6.13

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-48873 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a0f54cb3fea5d087440b2bae03202c445156a8d
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/630d5d8f2bf6b340202b6bc2c05d794bbd8e4c1c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7296e5611adb2c619bd7bd3817ddde7ba865ef17
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-48873

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-01-11

Modified 2025-10-01

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-48873?

CVE-2024-48873 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.4 onward and has been patched in 6.6.66, 6.12.5 and 6.13. CVE-2024-48873 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-48873?

CVE-2024-48873 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-2024-48873?

Yes — CVE-2024-48873 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.66, 6.12.5 and 6.13. If you are running Linux kernel 6.4 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-48873 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-48873 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. View CWE-476 on MITRE CWE →