What is CVE-2024-43480?

CVE-2024-43480 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2024-10-08.

How severe is CVE-2024-43480?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel

CVE-2024-43480

Azure Service Fabric for Linux Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2024-10-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (64.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linux Kernel
Microsoft Azure Service Fabric — versions 9.1, 10.0, 10.1
Microsoft Azure Service Fabric For Linux — versions 9.1, 10.0, 10.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow

References

Azure Service Fabric for Linux Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, Patch, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-43480?: CVE-2024-43480 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2024-10-08.
How severe is CVE-2024-43480?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.