5.5

CVE-2024-45018: linux Improper Initialization

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45018DEBIAN-CVE-2024-45018
Published 11-09-2024Last modified 15-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-45018 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Improper Initialization vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14.2% 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 26 · Related 19
DLA-3912-1DLA-4008-1DSA-5782-1RHSA-2024:10939RHSA-2024:8617RHSA-2024:8856

Timeline

  1. 11-09-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: flowtable: initialise extack before use Fix missing initialisation of extack in flow offload.

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 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
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

Ubuntu117 products
  • linux< 5.15.0-125.135 | < 6.8.0-50.51
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 5.15.0-1072.78 | < 6.8.0-1020.22
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ c29f74e0df7a02b8303bcdce93a7c0132d62577a, < e5ceff2196dc633c995afb080f6f44a72cff6e1d | ≥ c29f74e0df7a02b8303bcdce93a7c0132d62577a, < 356beb911b63a8cff34cb57f755c2a2d2ee9dec7 | ≥ c29f74e0df7a02b8303bcdce93a7c0132d62577a, < 7eafeec6be68ebd6140a830ce9ae68ad5b67ec78 | ≥ c29f74e0df7a02b8303bcdce93a7c0132d62577a, < c7b760499f7791352b49b11667ed04b23d7f5b0f | ≥ c29f74e0df7a02b8303bcdce93a7c0132d62577a, < 119be227bc04f5035efa64cb823b8a5ca5e2d1c1 | ≥ c29f74e0df7a02b8303bcdce93a7c0132d62577a, < e9767137308daf906496613fd879808a07f006a2 | 5.5
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.5, < 5.10.225 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.166 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.107 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.48 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.10.7 | 6.11:rc1 | 6.11:rc2 | 6.11:rc3
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.112-1 | < 6.10.7-1

3 vendors · 120 products

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