What is CVE-2024-49862?

CVE-2024-49862 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Off-by-one Error. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-10-21.

How severe is CVE-2024-49862?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-49862 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-49862

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powercap: intel_rapl: Fix off by one in get_rpi() The rp->priv->rpi array is either rpi_msr or rpi_tpmi which have NR_RAPL_PRIMITIVES number of elements. Thus the > needs to be >= to prevent an off by one access.

EPSS: 0.002 (13.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Linux — versions 98ff639a7289067247b3ef9dd5d1e922361e7365, 6.5, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-193 — Off-by-one Error

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

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)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-49862?: CVE-2024-49862 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Off-by-one Error. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2024-49862?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-49862 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.