7.8

CVE-2024-36978: net: sched: sch_multiq: fix possible OOB write in multiq_tune()

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36978DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36978
Published 19-06-2024Last modified 15-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-36978 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.28%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 57 · Related 48
DLA-4008-1DSA-5730-1DSA-5731-1RHSA-2024:4823RHSA-2024:4831RHSA-2024:5101

Timeline

  1. 19-06-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: sched: sch_multiq: fix possible OOB write in multiq_tune() q->bands will be assigned to qopt->bands to execute subsequent code logic after kmalloc. So the old q->bands should not be used in kmalloc. Otherwise, an out-of-bounds write will occur.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

21%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.28% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu124 products
  • linux< 5.4.0-195.215 | < 5.15.0-121.131 | < 6.8.0-44.44
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 5.4.0-1132.142 | < 5.15.0-1069.75 | < 6.8.0-1015.16
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ c2999f7fb05b87da4060e38150c70fa46794d82b, < d5d9d241786f49ae7cbc08e7fc95a115e9d80f3d | ≥ c2999f7fb05b87da4060e38150c70fa46794d82b, < 52b1aa07cda6a199cd6754d3798c7759023bc70f | ≥ c2999f7fb05b87da4060e38150c70fa46794d82b, < 598572c64287aee0b75bbba4e2881496878860f3 | ≥ c2999f7fb05b87da4060e38150c70fa46794d82b, < 0f208fad86631e005754606c3ec80c0d44a11882 | ≥ c2999f7fb05b87da4060e38150c70fa46794d82b, < 54c2c171c11a798fe887b3ff72922aa9d1411c1e | ≥ c2999f7fb05b87da4060e38150c70fa46794d82b, < d6fb5110e8722bc00748f22caeb650fe4672f129 | ≥ c2999f7fb05b87da4060e38150c70fa46794d82b, < affc18fdc694190ca7575b9a86632a73b9fe043d | 5.4
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.4, < 5.4.279 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.221 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.162 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.95 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.35 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.9.6 | 6.10:rc1 | 6.10:rc2
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.99-1 | < 6.9.7-1

3 vendors · 127 products

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