CVE-2024-36946 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.8OSV6.5
EPSS
0.0%
top 92.64%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMay 30
Latest updateJan 9
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
phonet: fix rtm_phonet_notify() skb allocation
fill_route() stores three components in the skb:
- struct rtmsg
- RTA_DST (u8)
- RTA_OIF (u32)
Therefore, rtm_phonet_notify() should use
NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct rtmsg)) +
nla_total_size(1) +
nla_total_size(4)
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages5 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxf062f41d06575744b9eaf725eef8a5d3b5f5b7ca — ec1f71c05caeba0f814df77e0f511d8b4618623a+8
Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
23OSV▶
linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oracle vulnerabilities↗2025-01-06