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CVE-2024-27016MEDIUM
Linux Linux — netfilter: flowtable: validate pppoe header
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0033   26.2     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    72efd585f7144a047f7da63864284764596ccad9 –  —
  Linux    5.13 –                                      5.15.157
TIMELINE
  Feb 19  Reserved by Linux
  May 1   Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2024-27016 (Linux). CVSS 7.1 → 5.5 (NVD).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 8 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: flowtable: validate pppoe header Ensure there is sufficient room to access the protocol field of the PPPoe header. Validate it once before the flowtable lookup, then use a helper function to access protocol field.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
February 19, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
May 1, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-27016 (Linux). CVSS 7.1 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux72efd585f7144a047f7da63864284764596ccad9
LinuxLinux5.135.15.157

References (8)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-27016 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2024-27016 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.