{"id":"CVE-2024-36978","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: sched: sch_multiq: fix possible OOB write in multiq_tune()\n\nq->bands will be assigned to qopt->bands to execute subsequent code logic\nafter kmalloc","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: sched: sch_multiq: fix possible OOB write in multiq_tune()\n\nq->bands will be assigned to qopt->bands to execute subsequent code logic\nafter kmalloc. So the old q->…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-787"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 5.4, < 5.4.279","linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.221","linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.162","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.95","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.35","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.9.6","linux_kernel = 6.10"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.9.6"],"published":"2024-06-19","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T01:18:27.013","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36978","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f208fad86631e005754606c3ec80c0d44a11882","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52b1aa07cda6a199cd6754d3798c7759023bc70f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54c2c171c11a798fe887b3ff72922aa9d1411c1e","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/598572c64287aee0b75bbba4e2881496878860f3","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/affc18fdc694190ca7575b9a86632a73b9fe043d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5d9d241786f49ae7cbc08e7fc95a115e9d80f3d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6fb5110e8722bc00748f22caeb650fe4672f129","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f208fad86631e005754606c3ec80c0d44a11882","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52b1aa07cda6a199cd6754d3798c7759023bc70f","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54c2c171c11a798fe887b3ff72922aa9d1411c1e","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/598572c64287aee0b75bbba4e2881496878860f3","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/affc18fdc694190ca7575b9a86632a73b9fe043d","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5d9d241786f49ae7cbc08e7fc95a115e9d80f3d","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6fb5110e8722bc00748f22caeb650fe4672f129","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00281,"epssPercentile":0.20534,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T03:30:12.704Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2024-11-21T00:00:00+00:00"},"slug":"CVE-2024-36978","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: sched: sch_multiq: fix possible OOB write in multiq_tune()\n\nq->bands will be assigned to qopt->bands to execute subsequent code logic\nafter kmalloc. So the old q->bands should not be used in kmalloc.\nOtherwise, an out-of-bounds write will occur.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.4, < 5.4.279`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.221`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.162`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.95`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.35`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.9.6`\n- `linux_kernel = 6.10`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.9.6`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}