Is CVE-2024-45018 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-45018 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-11-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-45018?

CVE-2024-45018 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2024-45018?

Patch guidance is available from linux security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-45018.

CVE-2024-45018 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2024-45018?

8 products: linux linux kernel, linux linux kernel, linux linux kernel, linux linux kernel, linux linux kernel, and 3 more.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: flowtable: initialise extack before use Fix missing initialisation of extack in flow offload.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-665

Metadata

Primary Vendor: LINUX
Published: 9/11/2024
Last Modified: 11/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

linux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernel

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD