CVE-2024-36844

Publication date 31 May 2024

Last updated 11 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

Description

libmodbus v3.1.6 was discovered to contain a use-after-free via the ctx->backend pointer. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted message sent to the unit-test-server.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libmodbus 26.04 LTS resolute
Needs evaluation
25.10 questing Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
25.04 plucky Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
24.10 oracular Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
24.04 LTS noble
Needs evaluation
23.10 mantic Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
22.04 LTS jammy
Needs evaluation
20.04 LTS focal
Needs evaluation
18.04 LTS bionic
Needs evaluation
16.04 LTS xenial
Needs evaluation
14.04 LTS trusty
Needs evaluation

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 7.5 · High

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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