CVE-2024-44940: debian debian_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-44940 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 27 · Related 22Timeline
- 26-08-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fou: remove warn in gue_gro_receive on unsupported protocol Drop the WARN_ON_ONCE inn gue_gro_receive if the encapsulated type is not known or does not have a GRO handler. Such a packet is easily constructed. Syzbot generates them and sets off this warning. Remove the warning as it is expected and not actionable. The warning was previously reduced from WARN_ON to WARN_ON_ONCE in commit 270136613bf7 ("fou: Do WARN_ON_ONCE in gue_gro_receive for bad proto callbacks").
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- CVE.orgCNA7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu129 products
- linux< 4.4.0-260.294 | < 4.15.0-230.242 | < 5.4.0-202.222 | < 5.15.0-127.137 | < 6.8.0-50.51
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 4.4.0-1137.143 | < 4.4.0-1175.190 | < 4.15.0-1174.187 | < 5.4.0-1136.146 | < 5.15.0-1073.79 | < 6.8.0-1020.22
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
- linux< 6.1.112-1 | < 6.10.6-1
- debian_linuxEOL11.0
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 37dd0247797b168ad1cc7f5dbec825a1ee66535b, < a925a200299a6dfc7c172f54da6f374edc930053 | ≥ 37dd0247797b168ad1cc7f5dbec825a1ee66535b, < b1453a5616c7bd8acd90633ceba4e59105ba3b51 | ≥ 37dd0247797b168ad1cc7f5dbec825a1ee66535b, < 5a2e37bc648a2503bf6d687aed27b9f4455d82eb | ≥ 37dd0247797b168ad1cc7f5dbec825a1ee66535b, < 3db4395332e7050ef9ddeb3052e6b5019f2a2a59 | ≥ 37dd0247797b168ad1cc7f5dbec825a1ee66535b, < 440ab7f97261bc28501636a13998e1b1946d2e79 | ≥ 37dd0247797b168ad1cc7f5dbec825a1ee66535b, < dd89a81d850fa9a65f67b4527c0e420d15bf836c | 3.18
- linux_kernel≥ 3.18, < 5.10.234 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.174 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.107 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.47 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.10.6
3 vendors · 133 products