Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-55639

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: renesas: rswitch: avoid use-after-put for a device tree node The device tree node saved in the rswitch_device structure is used at several driver locations. So passing this node to of_node_put() after the first use is wrong. Move of_node_put() for this node to exit paths.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (11.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 11.0% 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-2024-55639: 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 b46f1e5793298c67efc2f1b917350a2cefacf9d6, 6.3, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.13

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-55639?
CVE-2024-55639 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2025-01-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-55639?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-55639 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.