What is CVE-2024-43873?

CVE-2024-43873 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under CWE-909. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-08-21.

How severe is CVE-2024-43873?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-43873

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vhost/vsock: always initialize seqpacket_allow There are two issues around seqpacket_allow: 1. seqpacket_allow is not initialized when socket is created. Thus if feat…

EPSS: 0.002 (12.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions ced7b713711fdd8f99d8d04dc53451441d194c60, 5.14, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-909

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)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-43873?: CVE-2024-43873 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under CWE-909. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2024-43873?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.