Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-44988

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Fix out-of-bound access If an ATU violation was caused by a CPU Load operation, the SPID could be larger than DSA_MAX_PORTS (the size of mv88e6xxx_chip.ports[] array).

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (27.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.2% 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-2024-44988: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-44988?
CVE-2024-44988 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-09-04.
How severe is CVE-2024-44988?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-44988 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.