CVE-2024-41090

HIGHNVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2024-07-29. NVD baseline CVSS 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
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:

tap: add missing verification for short frame

The cited commit missed to check against the validity of the frame length in the tap_get_user_xdp() path, which could cause a corrupted skb to be sent downstack. Even before the skb is transmitted, the tap_get_user_xdp()-->skb_set_network_header() may assume the size is more than ETH_HLEN. Once transmitted, this could either cause out-of-bound access beyond the actual length, or confuse the underlayer with incorrect or inconsistent header length in the skb metadata.

In the alternative path, tap_get_user() already prohibits short frame which has the length less than Ethernet header size from being transmitted.

This is to drop any frame shorter than the Ethernet header size just like how tap_get_user() does.

CVE: CVE-2024-41090

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

July 29, 2024

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

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

tap: add missing verification for short frame - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed7f2afdd0e043a397677e597ced0830b83ba0b3
generic

tap: add missing verification for short frame - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1a786b9bbb767fd1c922d424aaa8078cc542309
generic

tap: add missing verification for short frame - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73d462a38d5f782b7c872fe9ae8393d9ef5483da
generic

tap: add missing verification for short frame - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa6a5704cab861c9b2ae9f475076e1881e87f5aa
generic

tap: add missing verification for short frame - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee93e6da30377cf2a75e16cd32bb9fcd86a61c46
generic

tap: add missing verification for short frame - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5e5e63c506b93b89b01f522b6a7343585f784e6
generic

tap: add missing verification for short frame - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7431144b406ae82807eb87d8c98e518475b0450f
generic

tap: add missing verification for short frame - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8be915fc5ff9a5e296f6538be12ea75a1a93bdea

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2024-41090(16)

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

Patch Availability(25)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-tools-gke (6.8.0-1013.17) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-lowlatency-hwe-24.04-edge (6.8.0-48.48.3) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1075.73) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (5.15.0.1078.87~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gkeop-6.8 (6.8.0-1002.4) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-intel-iotg (5.15.0.1067.67) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-iot (5.4.0.1044.42) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1072.72) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi2-hwe-18.04-edge (5.4.0.1119.149) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-host (5.15.0-1038.42) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (6.8.0-1017.19.1) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
redhatkpatch-patch2024-10-01redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-193.141.1.el8_22024-09-24redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_102024-09-24redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_102024-09-24redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-477.70.1.el8_82024-09-03redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-305.139.1.el8_42024-09-03redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:4.18.0-305.139.1.rt7.215.el8_42024-09-03redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_42024-08-28redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-284.80.1.el9_22024-08-21redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:5.14.0-284.80.1.rt14.365.el9_22024-08-21redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-372.118.1.el8_62024-08-13redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:5.14.0-70.112.1.rt21.184.el9_02024-08-13redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-70.112.1.el9_02024-08-13redhat
linuxKernel @ 5.4.281—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.

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Additional Vendor Advisories

(9)

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.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-41090?
CVE-2024-41090 is a high vulnerability published on July 29, 2024. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tap: add missing verification for short frame The cited commit missed to check against the validity of the frame length in the tapgetuser_xdp() path, which could cause a corrupted skb to be sent downstack. Even before the skb is…
When was CVE-2024-41090 disclosed?
CVE-2024-41090 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 29, 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-2024-41090 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-41090 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 83.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-41090?
CVE-2024-41090 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-41090?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-41090, 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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