Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-43865

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/fpu: Re-add exception handling in load_fpu_state() With the recent rewrite of the fpu code exception handling for the lfpc instruction within load_fpu_state() was erroneously removed. Add it again to prevent that loading invalid floating point register values cause an unhandled specification exception.

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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 (7.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 7.2% 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-2024-43865: 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 8c09871a950a3fe686e0e27fd4193179c5f74f37, 6.9, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.11

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-43865?
CVE-2024-43865 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2024-43865?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.