What is CVE-2024-42078?

CVE-2024-42078 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.8 onward and patched in 6.9.8 and 6.10. CVE-2024-42078 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42078?

CVE-2024-42078 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-2024-42078?

Yes, CVE-2024-42078 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.9.8 and 6.10. If you are running Linux kernel 6.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-42078 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42078 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-42078

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: initialise nfsd_info.mutex early. nfsd_info.mutex can be dereferenced by svc_pool_stats_start() immediately after the new netns is created. Currently this can trigger an oops. Move the initialisation earlier before it can possibly be dereferenced.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-29

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

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-665

CVE-2024-42078 is classified as CWE-665

See CWE-665 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.8 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.9.8, 6.10 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.8

Fixed in

✓ 6.9.8 6.9.x ✓ 6.10

References

2 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e8b94045bc77ce4f085ddfb9eb04e5760e66169

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0011bca603c101f2a3c007bdb77f7006fa78fb1

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-42078

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-29

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42078?

CVE-2024-42078 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.8 onward and has been patched in 6.9.8 and 6.10. CVE-2024-42078 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42078?

CVE-2024-42078 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-2024-42078?

Yes. CVE-2024-42078 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.9.8 and 6.10. If you are running Linux kernel 6.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-42078 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-42078 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.