What is CVE-2024-42085?

CVE-2024-42085 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Improper Locking flaw (CWE-667), affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.15.128 onward and patched in 5.15.162, 6.1.97, 6.6.37 and others. CVE-2024-42085 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42085?

CVE-2024-42085 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-2024-42085?

Yes, CVE-2024-42085 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.162, 6.1.97, 6.6.37 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15.128 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-42085 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42085 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Improper Locking (CWE-667)?

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock, which can lead to unexpected behaviour. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/667.html

CVE-2024-42085

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: dwc3: core: remove lock of otg mode during gadget suspend/resume to avoid deadlock When config CONFIG_USB_DWC3_DUAL_ROLE is selected, and trigger system to enter suspend status with below command: echo mem > /sys/power/state There will be a deadlock issue occurring. Detailed invoking path as below: dwc3_suspend_common() spin_lock_irqsave(&dwc->lock, flags); <-- 1st dwc3_gadget_suspend(dwc); dwc3_gadget_soft_disconnect(dwc); spin_lock_irqsave(&dwc->lock, flags); <-- 2nd This issue is exposed by commit c7ebd8149ee5 ("usb: dwc3: gadget: Fix NULL pointer dereference in dwc3_gadget_suspend") that removes the code of checking whether dwc->gadget_driver is NULL or not. It causes the following code is executed and deadlock occurs when trying to get the spinlock. In fact, the root cause is the commit 5265397f9442("usb: dwc3: Remove DWC3 locking during gadget suspend/resume") that forgot to remove the lock of otg mode. So, remove the redundant lock of otg mode during gadget suspend/resume.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-29

Last modified 2025-11-03

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-667

CVE-2024-42085 is a Improper Locking vulnerability

What is Improper Locking?

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock, which can lead to unexpected behaviour. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.15.128, 6.1 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.162, 6.1.97, 6.6.37, 6.9.8, 6.10 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.15.128 ≥ 6.1

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.162 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.97 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.37 6.6.x ✓ 6.9.8 6.9.x ✓ 6.10

References

7 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17e2956633ca560b95f1cbbb297cfc2adf650649

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7026576e89094aa9a0062aa6d10cba18aa99944c

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7838de15bb700c2898a7d741db9b1f3cbc86c136

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d77e2b5104c51d3668b9717c825a4a06998efe63

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1274cfab183e69a7c7bafffcb4f50703c876276

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-42085

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-29

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42085?

CVE-2024-42085 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Improper Locking flaw (CWE-667) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.15.128 onward and has been patched in 5.15.162, 6.1.97, 6.6.37 and others. CVE-2024-42085 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42085?

CVE-2024-42085 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-2024-42085?

Yes. CVE-2024-42085 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.162, 6.1.97, 6.6.37 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15.128 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-42085 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-42085 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.