What is CVE-2024-23848?

CVE-2024-23848 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-01-23.

How severe is CVE-2024-23848?

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

Use After Free in Linux Kernel

CVE-2024-23848

In the Linux kernel through 6.7.1, there is a use-after-free in cec_queue_msg_fh, related to drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c and drivers/media/cec/core/cec-api.c.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.003 (17.0th 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
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-23848?: CVE-2024-23848 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2024-23848?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.