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

memcg_write_event_control(): fix a user-triggerable oops

we are *not* guaranteed that anything past the terminating NUL
is mapped (let alone initialized with anything sane).

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00024.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0dea116876eefc9c7ca9c5d74fe665481e499fa3 affected < fa5bfdf6cb5846a00e712d630a43e3cf55ccb411
0dea116876eefc9c7ca9c5d74fe665481e499fa3 affected < 1b37ec85ad95b612307627758c6018cd9d92cca8
0dea116876eefc9c7ca9c5d74fe665481e499fa3 affected < ad149f5585345e383baa65f1539d816cd715fd3b
0dea116876eefc9c7ca9c5d74fe665481e499fa3 affected < 0fbe2a72e853a1052abe9bc2b7df8ddb102da227
0dea116876eefc9c7ca9c5d74fe665481e499fa3 affected < 43768fa80fd192558737e24ed6548f74554611d7
0dea116876eefc9c7ca9c5d74fe665481e499fa3 affected < f1aa7c509aa766080db7ab3aec2e31b1df09e57c
0dea116876eefc9c7ca9c5d74fe665481e499fa3 affected < 21b578f1d599edb87462f11113c5b0fc7a04ac61
0dea116876eefc9c7ca9c5d74fe665481e499fa3 affected < 046667c4d3196938e992fba0dfcde570aa85cd0e
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
2.6.34 affected —
0 unaffected < 2.6.34
4.19.321 unaffected ≤ 4.19.*
5.4.283 unaffected ≤ 5.4.*
5.10.225 unaffected ≤ 5.10.*
5.15.166 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.1.107 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.6.48 unaffected ≤ 6.6.*
6.10.7 unaffected ≤ 6.10.*
6.11 unaffected ≤ *

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3912-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4008-1 linux-6.1 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5782-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-4 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-5 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7100-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7100-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7119-1 Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7123-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7144-1 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7154-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7155-1 Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7156-1 Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7154-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7183-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7184-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7185-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7185-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7194-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7196-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/046667c4d3196938e992fba0dfcde570aa85cd0e cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fbe2a72e853a1052abe9bc2b7df8ddb102da227 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b37ec85ad95b612307627758c6018cd9d92cca8 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21b578f1d599edb87462f11113c5b0fc7a04ac61 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43768fa80fd192558737e24ed6548f74554611d7 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad149f5585345e383baa65f1539d816cd715fd3b cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1aa7c509aa766080db7ab3aec2e31b1df09e57c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa5bfdf6cb5846a00e712d630a43e3cf55ccb411 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024091109-CVE-2024-45021-68c4@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45021 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45021 cve-icon
History

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 23:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00084}

 epss

{'score': 0.00088}

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-99

Sun, 29 Sep 2024 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-476
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: memcg_write_event_control(): fix a user-triggerable oops we are *not* guaranteed that anything past the terminating NUL is mapped (let alone initialized with anything sane).
Title memcg_write_event_control(): fix a user-triggerable oops
References

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-03T22:15:30.579Z

Reserved: 2024-08-21T05:34:56.684Z

Link: CVE-2024-45021

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-03T22:15:30.579Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-09-11T16:15:07.103

Modified: 2025-11-03T23:15:50.170

Link: CVE-2024-45021

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-09-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-45021 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses