What is CVE-2024-57916?

CVE-2024-57916 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.1 onward and patched in 6.1.125, 6.6.72, 6.12.10 and others. CVE-2024-57916 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-57916?

CVE-2024-57916 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-2024-57916?

Yes, CVE-2024-57916 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.125, 6.6.72, 6.12.10 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-57916 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-57916 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-57916

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: misc: microchip: pci1xxxx: Resolve kernel panic during GPIO IRQ handling Resolve kernel panic caused by improper handling of IRQs while accessing GPIO values. This is done by replacing generic_handle_irq with handle_nested_irq.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-01-19

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 6.1 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.125, 6.6.72, 6.12.10, 6.13 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.1

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.125 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.72 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.10 6.12.x ✓ 6.13

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-57916 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/2025/03/msg00001.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/194f9f94a5169547d682e9bbcc5ae6d18a564735
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25692750c0259c5b65afec467d97201a485e8a00
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47d3749ec0cb56b7b98917c190a8c10cb54216fd
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-57916

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-01-19

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-57916?

CVE-2024-57916 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.1 onward and has been patched in 6.1.125, 6.6.72, 6.12.10 and others. CVE-2024-57916 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-57916?

CVE-2024-57916 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-2024-57916?

Yes — CVE-2024-57916 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.125, 6.6.72, 6.12.10 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-57916 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-57916 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.