What is CVE-2024-42117?

CVE-2024-42117 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.7 onward and patched in 6.9.9 and 6.10. CVE-2024-42117 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42117?

CVE-2024-42117 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-42117?

Yes, CVE-2024-42117 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.9.9 and 6.10. If you are running Linux kernel 6.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-42117 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42117 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-42117

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: ASSERT when failing to find index by plane/stream id [WHY] find_disp_cfg_idx_by_plane_id and find_disp_cfg_idx_by_stream_id returns an array index and they return -1 when not found; however, -1 is not a valid index number. [HOW] When this happens, call ASSERT(), and return a positive number (which is fewer than callers' array size) instead. This fixes 4 OVERRUN and 2 NEGATIVE_RETURNS issues reported by Coverity.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-30

Last modified 2025-09-26

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-129

CVE-2024-42117 is classified as CWE-129

See CWE-129 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.7 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.9.9, 6.10 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.7

Fixed in

✓ 6.9.9 6.9.x ✓ 6.10

References

2 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01eb50e53c1ce505bf449348d433181310288765

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9c047a5cf3135b8b66bd28fbe2c698b9cace0b3

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-42117

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-30

Modified 2025-09-26

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42117?

CVE-2024-42117 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.7 onward and has been patched in 6.9.9 and 6.10. CVE-2024-42117 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42117?

CVE-2024-42117 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-42117?

Yes. CVE-2024-42117 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.9.9 and 6.10. If you are running Linux kernel 6.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-42117 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-42117 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.