What is CVE-2024-36880?

CVE-2024-36880 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-05-30.

How severe is CVE-2024-36880?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-36880 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-36880

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: qca: add missing firmware sanity checks Add the missing sanity checks when parsing the firmware files before downloading them to avoid accessing and corrupting memory beyond the vmalloced buffer.

EPSS: 0.002 (16.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 83e81961ff7ef75f97756f316caea5aa6bcc19cc, 4.3, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.9

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

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)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36880?: CVE-2024-36880 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-05-30.
How severe is CVE-2024-36880?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-36880 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.