# CVE-2024-36971: Android Kernel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-36971-android-kernel-remote-code-execution-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-08-07. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-36971 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-08-07

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's networking component exists due to improper RCU rules in __dst_negative_advice(). The function fails to clear the destination cache before releasing it, potentially allowing for remote code execution or local privilege escalation.

Technologies: [Linux Kernel](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/kernel). Vendors: [Linux](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/linux).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-36971 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2024-36971 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 7 August 2024. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2024-36971?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 7 August 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Google Android OS; Linux Linux Kernel 4.6 to 6.9.4; Debian Debian Linux 10.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-36971?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2024-36971 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-36971?** Check whether you run Linux Kernel. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Google Android OS
- Linux Linux Kernel 4.6 to 6.9.4
- Debian Debian Linux 10.0

## Timeline

- 2024-06-01: disclosed: Initial patches appearing in kernel mailing lists/git.
- 2024-08-07: advisory: Vulnerability published and added to CISA KEV.
- 2024-08-07: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- 2024-08-07: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild.

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