Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2024-27016
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: flowtable: validate pppoe header Ensure there is sufficient room to access the protocol field of the PPPoe header. Validate it once before the flowtable lookup, then use a helper function to access protocol field.
EPSS: 0.002 (15.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 72efd585f7144a047f7da63864284764596ccad9, 5.13, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.9
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 38, 39, 40
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-27016?
- CVE-2024-27016 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-05-01.
- How severe is CVE-2024-27016?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-27016 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.