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CVE-2024-44998 in the critical feed json

atm: idt77252: prevent use after free in dequeue_rx()

published 2y ago modified 3mo ago also EUVD-2024-41200

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

atm: idt77252: prevent use after free in dequeue_rx()

We can't dereference "skb" after calling vcc->push() because the skb is released.

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 4.19.321, 5.4.283, 5.10.225, 5.15.166, 6.1.107, 6.6.48, 6.10.7, 6.11
  • linux Debian 12 6.1.112-1
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13 6.10.7-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-44998

  • linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-200.220
  • linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-125.135
  • linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-50.51
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1135.145
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1072.78
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1020.22
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1139.148
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1071.79

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44998

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • kernel-rt Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-11.1
  • kernel-source-rt Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-11.1
  • kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_3 Linux Micro 6.0 1-1.2
  • kernel-source Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-20.1
  • kernel-default Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-20.1
  • kernel-kvmsmall Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-20.1
  • kernel-default-base Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-17.1.1.51
  • kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_3 Linux Micro 6.0 1-1.2

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:20077-1SUSE-SU-2025:20073-1SUSE-SU-2024:3592-1SUSE-SU-2024:3591-1SUSE-SU-2024:3587-1SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1

  • kernel Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.51.1-1
  • kernel CBL-Mariner 2.0 5.15.167.1-1

azure linux advisories AZL-48731AZL-48828

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2024-44998 updated cvss 7.0

kernel: atm: idt77252: prevent use after free in dequeue_rx()

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +82 more
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

cisa ICSA-25-226-07 updated

Siemens Third-Party Components in SINEC OS

  • Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P (6GK6242-6PA00) Siemens SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family Siemens SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 family
    not affected

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

cisa ICSA-25-226-15 updated cvss 7.8

Siemens SINEC OS

  • Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P (6GK6242-6PA00) < 3.1 Siemens SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 family < 3.1
    affected: fixed in V3.1 support.industry.siemens.com
  • Siemens SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family
    not affected

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2y ago

Exploit prediction

0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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