CVE-2024-43836 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-43836?

CVE-2024-43836 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2024-43836?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.

Vulnerability Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethtool: pse-pd: Fix possible null-deref Fix a possible null dereference when a PSE supports both c33 and PoDL, but only one of the netlink attributes is specified. The c33 or PoDL PSE capabilities are already validated in the ethnl_set_pse_validate() call.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 6.10, < 6.10.3

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2024-43836?

CVE-2024-43836 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethtool: pse-pd: Fix possible null-deref Fix a possible null dereference when a PSE supports both c33 and PoDL, but only one ...

How severe is CVE-2024-43836?

CVE-2024-43836 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2024-43836?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.