CVE-2024-36288 — SUNRPC: Fix loop termination condition in gss_free_in_token_pages()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: SUNRPC: Fix loop termination condition in gss_free_in_token_pages() The in_token->pages[] array is not NULL terminated. This results in the following KASAN splat: KASAN: maybe wild-memory-access in range [0x04a2013400000008-0x04a201340000000f]
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 0.8% (30-day exploitation probability)+8
- Technical severity (medium)+3
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
CISA SSVC assessment CISA
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux, Linux Linux Kernel).
- Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
- Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (denial of service), errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux |
≥ ab8466d4e26806a4ae82c282762c4545eecf45ef and < 57ff6c0a175930856213b2aa39f8c845a53e5b1c≥ 4420b73c7f26fd5fcb37bbce5313dd356ef1b3ca and < 6ed45d20d30005bed94c8c527ce51d5ad8121018≥ f148a95f68c66c1b097391b68e153d5a46f0e780 and < 4cefcd0af7458bdeff56a9d8dfc6868ce23d128a≥ fe0b474974fee7af1df286e0edd5a1460c811865 and < b4878ea99f2b40ef1925720b1b4ca7f4af1ba785≥ c1d8c429e4d2ce85ec5c92cf71cb419baf75c56f and < af628d43a822b78ad8d4a58d8259f8bf8bc71115≥ 8ca148915670a2921afcc255af9e1dc80f37b052 and < 0a1cb0c6102bb4fd310243588d39461da49497ad≥ bafa6b4d95d97877baa61883ff90f7e374427fae and < 4a77c3dead97339478c7422eb07bf4bf63577008version a3c1afd5d7ad59e34a275d80c428952f83c8c1f0 and 2 more≥ 6.8.12 and < 6.9≥ 6.9.3 and < 6.9.4 |
Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | < 6.9.4version 6.10.0-rc1 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | CVSS 3.1 | Critical | 3.9 | 5.9 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 9.8 | CVSS 3.1 | Critical | — | — | Linux via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| 5.5 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | 1.8 | 3.6 | nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 5.5 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | — | — | GitHub, Inc. via GitHub Security Advisories |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
EPSS over time FIRST
Oct 14, 2026 → Oct 15, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.75%
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
- Track CPU/memory spikes and availability drops correlated with request patterns.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · linux/linux
- SSVC assessment updated
- Record published
- Fix documented
- Affected products added · linux/linux kernel
- CVSS changed · 5.5
- Source status changed · → Modified
- Record created in this database
- 2024
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 2× References added · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026
References
13 on the record
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ed45d20d30005bed94c8c527ce51d5ad8121018
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/57ff6c0a175930856213b2aa39f8c845a53e5b1c
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9977e4e0cd98a5f06f2492b4f3547db58deabf5
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cefcd0af7458bdeff56a9d8dfc6868ce23d128a
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4878ea99f2b40ef1925720b1b4ca7f4af1ba785
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a77c3dead97339478c7422eb07bf4bf63577008
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a1cb0c6102bb4fd310243588d39461da49497ad
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/af628d43a822b78ad8d4a58d8259f8bf8bc71115
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36288
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-h754-3p37-55gv
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
Elsewhere on this site
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Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2024-36288 is "SUNRPC: Fix loop termination condition in gss_free_in_token_pages()", rated Medium. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 5.5 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.75% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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