CVE-2024-49860

HIGHNVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2024-10-21. NVD baseline CVSS 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

ACPI: sysfs: validate return type of _STR method

Only buffer objects are valid return values of _STR.

If something else is returned description_show() will access invalid memory.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
32(Track)
EG Risk 32/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
17%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 21, 2024

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (9)

Auto-updated Aug 5, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

ACPI: sysfs: validate return type of _STR method - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bb1e7d027413835b086aed35bc3f0713bc0f72b
generic

ACPI: sysfs: validate return type of _STR method - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f51f711d36e61fbb87c67b524fd200e05172668d
generic

ACPI: sysfs: validate return type of _STR method - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f51e5a88f2e7224858b261546cf6b3037dfb1323
generic

ACPI: sysfs: validate return type of _STR method - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0921ecd4ddc14646bb5511f49db4d7d3b0829f0
generic

ACPI: sysfs: validate return type of _STR method - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c8d007c14aefc3f2ddf71e4c40713733dc827be
generic

ACPI: sysfs: validate return type of _STR method - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cdfb9178a3bba843c95c2117c82c15f1a64b9ce
generic

ACPI: sysfs: validate return type of _STR method - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b081991c4363e072e1748efed0bbec8a77daba5
generic

ACPI: sysfs: validate return type of _STR method - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2364b6af90c6b6d8a4783e0d3481ca80af699554
generic

ACPI: sysfs: validate return type of _STR method - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92fd5209fc014405f63a7db79802ca4b01dc0c05

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2024-49860(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(31)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.127.126) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1073.73) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.127.137~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.11.0-18.18) @ oracular2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-host (5.15.0-1039.43) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-intel-iotg (5.15.0.1071.71) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1078.76) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-hwe-24.04-edge (6.11.0-1005.5) @ oracular2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-lts-20.04 (5.4.0.1143.145) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-18.04-edge (5.4.0.208.204) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gkeop-6.8 (6.8.0-1006.8) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual (6.8.0-54.56) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.4.0-1058 (5.4.0-1058.62) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-lts-20.04 (5.4.0.1138.131) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (6.8.0-1022.25.2) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-ibm-lts-20.04 (5.4.0.1086.115) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1020.21) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-24.04b (6.11.0-1015.15) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1023.25) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi (6.8.0-1019.23) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-kvm (5.4.0.1127.123) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1025.30) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-ibm-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1022.22) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-24.04a (6.8.0-1024.24) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-fips (5.4.0.1116.113) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (6.8.0-1025.30~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-edge (5.4.0.1142.152~18.04.1) @ bionic2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-57.59~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-iot (5.4.0.1048.46) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_62025-05-13redhat
linuxKernel @ 4.19.323—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(5 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 5.10.92-2 (44 versions)5.10.234-1—
linux-6.16.1.106-3~deb11u1, 6.1.106-3~deb11u2, 6.1.106-3~deb11u3, 6.1.112-1~deb11u16.1.119-1~deb11u1—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 6.1.99-1 (30 versions)6.1.115-1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux—6.11.2-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux—6.11.2-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(24)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 33× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 172 total refreshes for this CVE.

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  26. 2026-08-05 11:58 UTCVendor advisory
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  30. 2026-08-04 11:45 UTCVendor advisory
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-49860?
CVE-2024-49860 is a high vulnerability published on October 21, 2024. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: sysfs: validate return type of _STR method Only buffer objects are valid return values of _STR. If something else is returned description_show() will access invalid memory.
When was CVE-2024-49860 disclosed?
CVE-2024-49860 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 21, 2024, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-49860 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-49860 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 82.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-49860?
CVE-2024-49860 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-49860?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-49860, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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