Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-27402

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: phonet/pep: fix racy skb_queue_empty() use The receive queues are protected by their respective spin-lock, not the socket lock. This could lead to skb_peek() unexpectedly returning NULL or a pointer to an already dequeued socket buffer.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-27402: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 9641458d3ec42def729fde64669abf07f3220cd5, 2.6.28, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.8

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27402?
CVE-2024-27402 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2024-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-27402?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.