Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-44945

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nfnetlink: Initialise extack before use in ACKs Add missing extack initialisation when ACKing BATCH_BEGIN and BATCH_END.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 9.5% 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-2024-44945: 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 bf2ac490d28c21a349e9eef81edc45320fca4a3c, 6.10, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.11

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-44945?
CVE-2024-44945 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2024-44945?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.