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CVE-2024-38608: linux kernel from 4.12 (inclusive), before 6.9.3 (exclusive); +1 more affected products
CVE-2024-38608. CVSS 3.1 base score 5.5 (MEDIUM, NVD). EPSS 0.00188 (percentile 0.07919), scored 20-Oct-2026.
Affected technology
linux kernel · from 4.12 (inclusive), before 6.9.3 (exclusive)
linux
Linux · 2c3b5beec46ab0d77c94828eb15170b333ae769a to before 70eca80d98a44f47cd1633d0c20bda8ae546b4d1, 2c3b5beec46ab0d77c94828eb15170b333ae769a to before f7e6cfb864a53af71c5cc904f1cc22215d68f5c6, 2c3b5beec46ab0d77c94828eb15170b333ae769a to before 3d5918477f94e4c2f064567875c475468e264644
Linux
Linux · 4.12
Linux
Component: Not specified by the source
File: drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required
What an attacker can do
NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 5.5/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as none; availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.
- CWE
- CWE-476
- CCR priority
- 22.0 /100 (P4)
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H · NVD
- EPSS
- 0.00188 · percentile 0.07919 · 2026-10-20
- KEV
- no
Provenance
- GitHub Advisory Database · Source record · observed 2026-10-21 16:14:50.830645+00:00 UTC
- NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-21 16:09:05.633125+00:00 UTC
Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2024-38608.html