What is CVE-2024-49862?

CVE-2024-49862 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.5 onward and patched in 6.6.54, 6.10.13, 6.11.2 and others. CVE-2024-49862 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-49862?

CVE-2024-49862 has a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, rated High severity. 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-2024-49862?

Yes, CVE-2024-49862 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.54, 6.10.13, 6.11.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-49862 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-49862 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-49862

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powercap: intel_rapl: Fix off by one in get_rpi() The rp->priv->rpi array is either rpi_msr or rpi_tpmi which have NR_RAPL_PRIMITIVES number of elements. Thus the > needs to be >= to prevent an off by one access.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-10-21

Last modified 2024-10-23

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-193

CVE-2024-49862 is classified as CWE-193

See CWE-193 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.5 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.54, 6.10.13, 6.11.2, 6.12 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.5

Fixed in

✓ 6.6.54 6.6.x ✓ 6.10.13 6.10.x ✓ 6.11.2 6.11.x ✓ 6.12

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-49862 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/288cbc505e2046638c615c36357cb78bc9fee1e0
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a34f3b0d7f11fb6ed72da315fd2360abd9c0737
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/851e7f7f14a15f4e47b7d0f70d5c4a2b95b824d6
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-49862

Severity High

CVSS score 7.1 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-10-21

Modified 2024-10-23

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-49862?

CVE-2024-49862 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.5 onward and has been patched in 6.6.54, 6.10.13, 6.11.2 and others. CVE-2024-49862 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-49862?

CVE-2024-49862 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-2024-49862?

Yes — CVE-2024-49862 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.54, 6.10.13, 6.11.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-49862 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-49862 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.