Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2024-36484

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: relax socket state check at accept time.

Published Jun 21, 2024 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · linux kernel

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-36484. EPSS is 0.30%. Act only if a listed version of linux kernel is installed.

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  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.30%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe linux/linux kernel

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: relax socket state check at accept time. Christoph reported the following splat: WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 772 at net/ipv4/af_inet.c:761 __inet_accept+0x1f4/0x4a0 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 PID: 772 Comm: syz-executor510 Not tainted 6.9.0-rc7-g7da7119fe22b #56 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.11.0-2.el7 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:__inet_accept+0x1f4/0x4a0 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:759 Code: 04 38 84 c0 0f 85 87 00 00 00 41 c7 04 24 03 00 00 00 48 83 c4 10 5b 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f 5d c3 cc cc cc cc e8 ec b7 da fd 0b e9 7f fe ff ff e8 e0 b7 da fd 0f 0b e9 fe fe ff ff 89 d9 80 RSP: 0018:ffffc90000c2fc58 EFLAGS: 00010293 RAX: ffffffff836bdd14 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffff888104668000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: dffffc0000000000 R08: ffffffff836bdb89 R09: fffff52000185f64 R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffff52000185f64 R12: dffffc0000000000 R13: 1ffff92000185f98 R14: ffff88810754d880 R15: ffff8881007b7800 FS: 000000001c772880(0000) GS:ffff88811b280000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007fb9fcf2e178 CR3: 00000001045d2002 CR4: 0000000000770ef0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: inet_accept+0x138/0x1d0 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:786 do_accept+0x435/0x620 net/socket.c:1929 __sys_accept4_file net/socket.c:1969 [inline] __sys_accept4+0x9b/0x110 net/socket.c:1999 __do_sys_accept net/socket.c:2016 [inline] __se_sys_accept net/socket.c:2013 [inline] __x64_sys_accept+0x7d/0x90 net/socket.c:2013 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x58/0x100 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e RIP: 0033:0x4315f9 Code: fd ff 48 81 c4 80 00 00 00 e9 f1 fe ff ff 0f 1f 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 3d 01 f0

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How to fix CVE-2024-36484

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-36484. EPSS is 0.30%. Act only if a listed version of linux kernel is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.30%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 21, 2024 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: relax socket state check at accept time. Christoph reported the following splat: WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 772 at net/ipv4/af_inet.c:761 __inet_accept+0x1f4/0x4a0 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 PID: 772 Comm: syz-executor510 Not tainted 6.9.0-rc7-g7da7119fe22b #56 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.11.0-2.el7

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: relax socket state check at accept time. Christoph reported the following splat: WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 772 at net/ipv4/af_inet.c:761 __inet_accept+0x1f4/0x4a0 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 PID: 772 Comm: syz-executor510 Not tainted 6.9.0-rc7-g7da7119fe22b #56 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.11.0-2.el7

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-36484

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-36484

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-36484

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: relax socket state check at accept time. Christoph reported the following splat: WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 772 at net/ipv4/af_inet.c:761 __inet_accept+0x1f4/0x4a0 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 PID: 772 Comm: syz-e

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.