What is CVE-2024-42075?

CVE-2024-42075 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Use After Free flaw (CWE-416). CVE-2024-42075 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42075?

CVE-2024-42075 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-42075?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-42075. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-42075 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42075 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html

CVE-2024-42075

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix remap of arena. The bpf arena logic didn't account for mremap operation. Add a refcnt for multiple mmap events to prevent use-after-free in arena_vm_close.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-29

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-416

CVE-2024-42075 is a Use After Free vulnerability

What is Use After Free?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-42075 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87496a1b01e8e2e399428c0db25e106f7961d01e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b90d77e5fd784ada62ddd714d15ee2400c28e1cf
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-42075

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-29

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42075?

CVE-2024-42075 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Use After Free flaw (CWE-416) . CVE-2024-42075 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42075?

CVE-2024-42075 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-42075?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-42075. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-42075 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-42075 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. View CWE-416 on MITRE CWE →