What is CVE-2024-0641?

CVE-2024-0641 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under CWE-833. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-01-17.

How severe is CVE-2024-0641?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel

CVE-2024-0641

A denial of service vulnerability was found in tipc_crypto_key_revoke in net/tipc/crypto.c in the Linux kernel’s TIPC subsystem. This flaw allows guests with local user privileges to trigger a deadlock and potentially crash the system.

EPSS: 0.002 (5.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Patch, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-0641?: CVE-2024-0641 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under CWE-833. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-01-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-0641?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.