What is CVE-2024-49945?

CVE-2024-49945 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-10-21.

How severe is CVE-2024-49945?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Use After Free in Linux

CVE-2024-49945

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/ncsi: Disable the ncsi work before freeing the associated structure The work function can run after the ncsi device is freed, resulting in use-after-free bugs or kernel panic.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.002 (13.8th 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 2d283bdd079c0ad4da020bbc9e9c2a4280823098, 4.8, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-49945?: CVE-2024-49945 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2024-49945?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.