What is CVE-2024-57882?

CVE-2024-57882 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-01-15.

How severe is CVE-2024-57882?

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

Is CVE-2024-57882 known to be exploited?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Linux

CVE-2024-57882

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: fix TCP options overflow. Syzbot reported the following splat: Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000001: 0000 [#1] P…

EPSS: 0.002 (14.6th 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 1bff1e43a30e2f7500a49d47fd26a425643a6a37, 5.15, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-57882?: CVE-2024-57882 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2024-57882?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-57882 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.