5.5

CVE-2024-41052: linux Use of Uninitialized Resource

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-41052DEBIAN-CVE-2024-41052
Published 29-07-2024Last modified 11-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-41052 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Use of Uninitialized Resource vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18.3% 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
0.27%
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 12 · Related 10
MGASA-2024-0277MGASA-2024-0278USN-7089-1USN-7089-2USN-7089-3USN-7089-4

Timeline

  1. 29-07-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vfio/pci: Init the count variable in collecting hot-reset devices The count variable is used without initialization, it results in mistakes in the device counting and crashes the userspace if the get hot reset info path is triggered.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.27%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

18%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.27% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.27%

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

Ubuntu92 products
  • linux< 6.8.0-48.48
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 6.8.0-1018.20
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 618fbf4c910a06a3aa6a8b88a5fb1f2197f964f3, < f476dffc52ea70745dcabf63288e770e50ac9ab3 | ≥ 9313244c26f3792daa86f3a18cc3bd5ad60310e0, < f44136b9652291ac1fc39ca67c053ac624d0d11b | ≥ f6944d4a0b87c16bc34ae589169e1ded3d4db08e, < 5a88a3f67e37e39f933b38ebb4985ba5822e9eca | ≥ 6.6.36, < 6.6.41 | ≥ 6.9.7, < 6.9.10
  • linux_kernel≥ 6.6.36, < 6.6.41 | ≥ 6.9.7, < 6.9.10
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.9.10-1

3 vendors · 95 products

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