Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-45027

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: xhci: Check for xhci->interrupters being allocated in xhci_mem_clearup() If xhci_mem_init() fails, it calls into xhci_mem_cleanup() to mop up the damage. If it fail…

EPSS: 0.002 (10.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

  • Linux — versions bcd191d7bab25513daf7db78ab32eda60d9484c3, c99b38c412343053e9af187e595793c8805bb9b8, 6.8
  • Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-45027?
CVE-2024-45027 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Incomplete Cleanup. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-45027?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-45027 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.