7.8

CVE-2024-27401: debian debian_linux

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-27401DEBIAN-CVE-2024-27401
Published 13-05-2024Last modified 05-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-27401 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.30%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 32 · Related 29
DLA-3840-1DLA-3843-1DSA-5703-1SUSE-SU-2024:1979-1SUSE-SU-2024:1983-1SUSE-SU-2024:2008-1

Timeline

  1. 13-05-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firewire: nosy: ensure user_length is taken into account when fetching packet contents Ensure that packet_buffer_get respects the user_length provided. If the length of the head packet exceeds the user_length, packet_buffer_get will now return 0 to signify to the user that no data were read and a larger buffer size is required. Helps prevent user space overflows.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

21%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.30% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.30%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ubuntu129 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-192.212 | < 5.15.0-118.128 | < 6.8.0-40.40
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1130.140 | < 5.15.0-1067.73 | < 6.8.0-1013.14
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 286468210d83ce0ca1e37e346ed9f4457a161650, < 67f34f093c0f7bf33f5b4ae64d3d695a3b978285 | ≥ 286468210d83ce0ca1e37e346ed9f4457a161650, < 7b8c7bd2296e95b38a6ff346242356a2e7190239 | ≥ 286468210d83ce0ca1e37e346ed9f4457a161650, < cca330c59c54207567a648357835f59df9a286bb | ≥ 286468210d83ce0ca1e37e346ed9f4457a161650, < 79f988d3ffc1aa778fc5181bdfab312e57956c6b | ≥ 286468210d83ce0ca1e37e346ed9f4457a161650, < 4ee0941da10e8fdcdb34756b877efd3282594c1f | ≥ 286468210d83ce0ca1e37e346ed9f4457a161650, < 1fe60ee709436550f8cfbab01295936b868d5baa | ≥ 286468210d83ce0ca1e37e346ed9f4457a161650, < 539d51ac48bcfcfa1b3d4a85f8df92fa22c1d41c | ≥ 286468210d83ce0ca1e37e346ed9f4457a161650, < 38762a0763c10c24a4915feee722d7aa6e73eb98 | 2.6.36
  • linux_kernel≥ 2.6.36, < 4.19.314 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.276 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.217 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.159 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.91 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.31 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.8.10 | 6.9:rc1 | 6.9:rc2 | 6.9:rc3 | 6.9:rc4 | 6.9:rc5 | 6.9:rc6
Fedoraproject1 product

4 vendors · 134 products

References

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