Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2024-39485
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: v4l: async: Properly re-initialise notifier entry in unregister The notifier_entry of a notifier is not re-initialised after unregistering the notifier. This leads to dangling pointers being left there so use list_del_init() to return the notifier_entry an empty list.
Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)
EPSS: 0.002 (11.8th 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 b8ec754ae4c563f6aab8c0cb47aeb2eae67f1da3, 6.6, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch, Mailing List)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch, Mailing List)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch, Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-39485?
- CVE-2024-39485 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-07-05.
- How severe is CVE-2024-39485?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-39485 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.