5.5

CVE-2024-27417: debian debian_linux

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-27417DEBIAN-CVE-2024-27417
Published 17-05-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-27417 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.24%
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 24 · Related 20

Timeline

  1. 17-05-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: fix potential "struct net" leak in inet6_rtm_getaddr() It seems that if userspace provides a correct IFA_TARGET_NETNSID value but no IFA_ADDRESS and IFA_LOCAL attributes, inet6_rtm_getaddr() returns -EINVAL with an elevated "struct net" refcount.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

14%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.24% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.24%

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

Affected systems

Ubuntu112 products
  • linux< 5.4.0-186.206 | < 5.15.0-112.122
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 5.4.0-1126.136 | < 5.15.0-1063.69
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 6ecf4c37eb3e89b0832c9616089a5cdca3747da7, < 9d4ffb5b9d879a75e4f7460e8b10e756b4dfb132 | ≥ 6ecf4c37eb3e89b0832c9616089a5cdca3747da7, < 810fa7d5e5202fcfb22720304b755f1bdfd4c174 | ≥ 6ecf4c37eb3e89b0832c9616089a5cdca3747da7, < 8a54834c03c30e549c33d5da0975f3e1454ec906 | ≥ 6ecf4c37eb3e89b0832c9616089a5cdca3747da7, < 1b0998fdd85776775d975d0024bca227597e836a | ≥ 6ecf4c37eb3e89b0832c9616089a5cdca3747da7, < 44112bc5c74e64f28f5a9127dc34066c7a09bd0f | ≥ 6ecf4c37eb3e89b0832c9616089a5cdca3747da7, < 33a1b6bfef6def2068c8703403759024ce17053e | ≥ 6ecf4c37eb3e89b0832c9616089a5cdca3747da7, < 10bfd453da64a057bcfd1a49fb6b271c48653cdb | 4.20
  • linux_kernel≥ 4.20, < 5.4.271 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.212 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.151 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.81 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.21 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.7.9 | 6.8:rc1 | 6.8:rc2 | 6.8:rc3 | 6.8:rc4 | 6.8:rc5 | 6.8:rc6

3 vendors · 116 products

References

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