What is CVE-2024-49573?

CVE-2024-49573 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.12 onward and patched in 6.12.7 and 6.13. CVE-2024-49573 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-49573?

CVE-2024-49573 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-2024-49573?

Yes, CVE-2024-49573 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.7 and 6.13. If you are running Linux kernel 6.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-49573 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-49573 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-49573

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched/fair: Fix NEXT_BUDDY Adam reports that enabling NEXT_BUDDY insta triggers a WARN in pick_next_entity(). Moving clear_buddies() up before the delayed dequeue bits ensures no ->next buddy becomes delayed. Further ensure no new ->next buddy ever starts as delayed.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-01-11

Last modified 2025-10-15

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 6.12 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.7, 6.13 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.12

Fixed in

✓ 6.12.7 6.12.x ✓ 6.13

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-49573 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/493afbd187c4c9cc1642792c0d9ba400c3d6d90d
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dbe6816c49197677a5ecce749bd99929da147da
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-49573

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-01-11

Modified 2025-10-15

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-49573?

CVE-2024-49573 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.12 onward and has been patched in 6.12.7 and 6.13. CVE-2024-49573 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-49573?

CVE-2024-49573 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-2024-49573?

Yes — CVE-2024-49573 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.7 and 6.13. If you are running Linux kernel 6.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-49573 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-49573 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.