{"id":"CVE-2024-27025","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnbd: null check for nla_nest_start\n\nnla_nest_start() may fail and return NULL","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnbd: null check for nla_nest_start\n\nnla_nest_start() may fail and return NULL. Insert a check and set errno\nbased on other call sites within the same source code.","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-476"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 4.12, < 5.4.273","linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.214","linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.153","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.83","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.23","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.7.11","linux_kernel >= 6.8, < 6.8.2","debian_linux = 10.0"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.8.2"],"published":"2024-05-01","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T01:17:36.983","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27025","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31edf4bbe0ba27fd03ac7d87eb2ee3d2a231af6d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44214d744be32a4769faebba764510888f1eb19e","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4af837db0fd3679fabc7b7758397090b0c06dced","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96436365e5d80d0106ea785a4f80a58e7c9edff8","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98e60b538e66c90b9a856828c71d4e975ebfa797","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7f5aed55829f376e4f7e5ea5b80ccdcb023e983","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba6a9970ce9e284cbc04099361c58731e308596a","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e803040b368d046434fbc8a91945c690332c4fcf","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31edf4bbe0ba27fd03ac7d87eb2ee3d2a231af6d","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44214d744be32a4769faebba764510888f1eb19e","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4af837db0fd3679fabc7b7758397090b0c06dced","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96436365e5d80d0106ea785a4f80a58e7c9edff8","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98e60b538e66c90b9a856828c71d4e975ebfa797","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7f5aed55829f376e4f7e5ea5b80ccdcb023e983","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba6a9970ce9e284cbc04099361c58731e308596a","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e803040b368d046434fbc8a91945c690332c4fcf","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00291,"epssPercentile":0.21516,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T03:30:12.668Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2024-06-17T17:40:20.868698Z"},"slug":"CVE-2024-27025","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnbd: null check for nla_nest_start\n\nnla_nest_start() may fail and return NULL. Insert a check and set errno\nbased on other call sites within the same source code.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.12, < 5.4.273`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.214`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.153`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.83`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.23`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.7.11`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.8, < 6.8.2`\n- `debian_linux = 10.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.8.2`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}