CVE-2024-36288: linux Infinite Loop
CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36288DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36288
Published 21-06-2024Last modified 15-10-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-36288 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Infinite Loop vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.75%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 20 · Related 18DLA-3840-1DSA-5730-1SUSE-SU-2024:2892-1SUSE-SU-2024:2894-1SUSE-SU-2024:2901-1SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1SUSE-SU-2024:2940-1SUSE-SU-2024:2947-1SUSE-SU-2024:3194-1SUSE-SU-2024:3195-1SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1SUSE-SU-2025:20044-1SUSE-SU-2025:20047-1USN-6999-1USN-6999-2USN-7004-1USN-7005-1USN-7005-2USN-7008-1USN-7029-1
Timeline
- 21-06-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 15-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: SUNRPC: Fix loop termination condition in gss_free_in_token_pages() The in_token->pages[] array is not NULL terminated. This results in the following KASAN splat: KASAN: maybe wild-memory-access in range [0x04a2013400000008-0x04a201340000000f]
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionCritical 9.8Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSources4 sources · 5.5–9.8
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.75%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
54%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.75% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.75%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu82 products
- linux< 6.8.0-44.44
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 6.8.0-1015.16
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ ab8466d4e26806a4ae82c282762c4545eecf45ef, < 57ff6c0a175930856213b2aa39f8c845a53e5b1c | ≥ 4420b73c7f26fd5fcb37bbce5313dd356ef1b3ca, < 6ed45d20d30005bed94c8c527ce51d5ad8121018 | ≥ f148a95f68c66c1b097391b68e153d5a46f0e780, < 4cefcd0af7458bdeff56a9d8dfc6868ce23d128a | ≥ fe0b474974fee7af1df286e0edd5a1460c811865, < b4878ea99f2b40ef1925720b1b4ca7f4af1ba785 | ≥ c1d8c429e4d2ce85ec5c92cf71cb419baf75c56f, < af628d43a822b78ad8d4a58d8259f8bf8bc71115 | ≥ 8ca148915670a2921afcc255af9e1dc80f37b052, < 0a1cb0c6102bb4fd310243588d39461da49497ad | ≥ bafa6b4d95d97877baa61883ff90f7e374427fae, < 4a77c3dead97339478c7422eb07bf4bf63577008 | a3c1afd5d7ad59e34a275d80c428952f83c8c1f0 | ≥ 6.8.12, < 6.9 | ≥ 6.9.3, < 6.9.4
- linux_kernelEOL< 6.9.4 | 6.10.0:rc1
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.1.94-1 | < 6.9.7-1
3 vendors · 85 products
References
23 links- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9977e4e0cd98a5f06f2492b4f3547db58deabf5X TransferredREPORTMailing ListPatch