What is CVE-2024-39490?

CVE-2024-39490 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2024-07-10.

How severe is CVE-2024-39490?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-39490

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: sr: fix missing sk_buff release in seg6_input_core The seg6_input() function is responsible for adding the SRH into a packet, delegating the operation to the seg6_…

EPSS: 0.002 (12.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Linux — versions af3b5158b89d3bab9be881113417558c71b71ca4, 4.12, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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-2024-39490?: CVE-2024-39490 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2024-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2024-39490?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.