What is CVE-2024-25742?

CVE-2024-25742 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10. CVE-2024-25742 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-25742?

CVE-2024-25742 has a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-25742?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-25742. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-25742 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-25742 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-25742

Medium

In the Linux kernel before 6.9, an untrusted hypervisor can inject virtual interrupt 29 (#VC) at any point in time and can trigger its handler. This affects AMD SEV-SNP and AMD SEV-ES.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-17

Last modified 2026-04-15

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

6.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

Low

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-828

CVE-2024-25742 is classified as CWE-828

See CWE-828 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-25742 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.9
Amd
https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-3008.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e3ef461af35a8c74f2f4ce6616491ddb355a208f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e3ef461af35a8c74f2f4ce6616491ddb355a208f
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-25742

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-17

Modified 2026-04-15

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-25742?

CVE-2024-25742 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10 . CVE-2024-25742 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-25742?

CVE-2024-25742 has a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-25742?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-25742. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-25742 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-25742 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.