Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-36959

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: devicetree: fix refcount leak in pinctrl_dt_to_map() If we fail to allocate propname buffer, we need to drop the reference count we just took. Because the pinctrl_dt_free_maps() includes the droping operation, here we call it directly.

EPSS: 0.002 (16.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

  • Linux — versions a988dcd3dd9e691c5ccc3324b209688f3b5453e9, 91d5c5060ee24fe8da88cd585bb43b843d2f0dce, 5.15.159
  • Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.9

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36959?
CVE-2024-36959 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-05-30.
How severe is CVE-2024-36959?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-36959 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.