Integer overflow in Linux

CVE-2024-36948

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe/xe_migrate: Cast to output precision before multiplying operands Addressing potential overflow in result of multiplication of two lower precision (u32) operands before widening it to higher precision (u64). -v2 Fix commit message and description. (Rodrigo) (cherry picked from commit 34820967ae7b45411f8f4f737c2d63b0c608e0d7)

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.8% 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-2024-36948: 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 dd08ebf6c3525a7ea2186e636df064ea47281987, 6.8, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36948?
CVE-2024-36948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-05-30.
How severe is CVE-2024-36948?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.