CVE-2024-36890
HIGHDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/slab: make __free(kfree) accept error pointers Currently, if an automatically freed allocation is an error pointer that will lead to a crash. An example of this is in wm831x_gpio_dbg_show(). 171 char *label __free(kfree) = gpiochip_dup_line_label(chip, i); 172 if (IS_ERR(label)) { 173 dev_err(wm831x->dev, "Failed to duplicate label\n"); 174 continue; 175 } The auto clean up function should check for error pointers as well, otherwise we're going to keep hitting issues like this.
How to fix
This vulnerability affects an unusually large number of packages. The highest-confidence fixes are shown above; the full list is longer. Check the referenced advisories for complete coverage.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 15% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-763 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2007-4367 | High | 9.3 | 8.2% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2015-2695 | Medium | 5.0 | 6.2% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2013-4695 | High | 7.8 | 5.3% | - | - |
| CVE-2020-36224 | High | 7.5 | 4.3% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-31625 | High | 8.1 | 3.8% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-42377 | Critical | 9.8 | 3.6% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2024-36890?
Published advisories record a fix for 77 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.
Is CVE-2024-36890 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2024-36890 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.24% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 15% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2024-36890?
CVE-2024-36890 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2024-36890 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for bpftool (Amazon), bpftool-debuginfo (Amazon), kernel (Amazon), kernel-debuginfo (Amazon), and 73 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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