CVE-2024-36971
Exploited in the Wild
✓ Confirmed 0-Day
★ Google Project Zero
Triaged: March 3, 2026
2 articles
EPSS Score
Source: FIRST.org · 2026-05-24
0.44%
probability
This CVE has a 0.44% probability
of being exploited in the next 30 days.
0%
Top 63.4th percentile of all CVEs
100%
CVSS score unavailable
Neither CIRCL nor NVD returned a CVSS score for this CVE.
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Description
Project ZeroUse after free in Linux kernel
Attack Intelligence
CWE-118
· Incorrect Access of Indexable Resource ('Range Error')
CWE-119
· Buffer Overflow
CWE-416
· Use After Free
CWE-664
· Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime
CWE-666
· Operation on Resource in Wrong Phase of Lifetime
CWE-672
· Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release
CWE-825
· Expired Pointer Dereference
Google Project Zero
Patched
Aug. 5, 2024
Reported by
Clément Lecigne of Google's Threat Analysis Group
Root Cause Analysis
???
Google fixes Android kernel zero-day exploited in targeted attacks
BleepingComputer
Aug 05, 2024
Signal Intelligence
Confidence
82%
EPSS
0.44%
Mentions
2
Last Seen
Aug 05, 2024
CNA Information
Analyst Note
This CVE is confirmed as a legitimate use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's network stack, with a HIGH CVSS score (7.8) and documented by Google Project Zero. The vulnerability involves improper RCU synchronization in __dst_negative_advice() that could lead to UAF attacks, and has been recognized in security publications regarding Android kernel exploits.
Triage Info
Decided atMar 03, 2026