CVE-2024-36972 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's af_unix component, affecting Linux kernel versions. It arises from a race condition between garbage collection and out-of-band message queuing, leading to system instability. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requiring high attack complexity and low privileges. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.15.149, < 5.15.161CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.1.78, < 6.1.93CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.6.17, < 6.6.33CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.7.5, < 6.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.15.149, < 5.15.161CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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