What is CVE-2024-2881?

CVE-2024-2881 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-252. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-08-30.

How severe is CVE-2024-2881?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2024-2881

Fault Injection vulnerability in wc_ed25519_sign_msg function in wolfssl/wolfcrypt/src/ed25519.c in WolfSSL wolfssl5.6.6 on Linux/Windows allows remote attacker co-resides in the same system with a victim process to disclose information and escalate privileges via Rowhammer fault injection to the ed25519_key structure.

Published 2024-08-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows
Wolfssl Wolfcrypt — versions 0
Wolfssl — versions 5.6.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/releases/tag/v5.7.0-stable (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-2881?: CVE-2024-2881 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-252. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-08-30.
How severe is CVE-2024-2881?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.