What is CVE-2024-49990?

CVE-2024-49990 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.8 onward and patched in 6.10.14, 6.11.3 and 6.12. CVE-2024-49990 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-49990?

CVE-2024-49990 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-2024-49990?

Yes, CVE-2024-49990 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.10.14, 6.11.3 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-49990 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-49990 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-49990

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe/hdcp: Check GSC structure validity Sometimes xe_gsc is not initialized when checked at HDCP capability check. Add gsc structure check to avoid null pointer error.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-10-21

Last modified 2024-10-28

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-908

CVE-2024-49990 is classified as CWE-908

See CWE-908 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.8 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.10.14, 6.11.3, 6.12 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.8

Fixed in

✓ 6.10.14 6.10.x ✓ 6.11.3 6.11.x ✓ 6.12

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-49990 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/7266a424b1e502745170322e3c27f697d12de627
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4224f6bae3801d589f815672ec62800a1501b0d
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c940627857eedca8407b84b40ceb4252b100d291
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-49990

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-10-21

Modified 2024-10-28

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-49990?

CVE-2024-49990 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.8 onward and has been patched in 6.10.14, 6.11.3 and 6.12. CVE-2024-49990 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-49990?

CVE-2024-49990 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-2024-49990?

Yes — CVE-2024-49990 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.10.14, 6.11.3 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-49990 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-49990 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.