What is CVE-2024-42119?

CVE-2024-42119 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and patched in 4.19.318, 5.4.280, 5.10.222 and others. CVE-2024-42119 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42119?

CVE-2024-42119 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-2024-42119?

Yes, CVE-2024-42119 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.318, 5.4.280, 5.10.222 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-42119 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42119 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-42119

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Skip finding free audio for unknown engine_id [WHY] ENGINE_ID_UNKNOWN = -1 and can not be used as an array index. Plus, it also means it is uninitialized and does not need free audio. [HOW] Skip and return NULL. This fixes 2 OVERRUN issues reported by Coverity.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-30

Last modified 2025-11-03

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.318, 5.4.280, 5.10.222, 5.15.163, 6.1.98, 6.6.39, 6.9.9, 6.10 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.15

Fixed in

✓ 4.19.318 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.280 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.222 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.163 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.98 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.39 6.6.x ✓ 6.9.9 6.9.x ✓ 6.10

References

9 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1357b2165d9ad94faa4c4a20d5e2ce29c2ff29c3

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/874261358d31fc772f2823604167e670983cc1ca

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/881fb6afc0004c5e6392ae2848f825bf051dae14

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95ad20ee3c4efbb91f9a4ab08e070aa3697f5879

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9eb4db08a808e3a3ba59193aeb84a57a6dc4d8c9

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-42119

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-30

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42119?

CVE-2024-42119 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and has been patched in 4.19.318, 5.4.280, 5.10.222 and others. CVE-2024-42119 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42119?

CVE-2024-42119 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-2024-42119?

Yes. CVE-2024-42119 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.318, 5.4.280, 5.10.222 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-42119 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-42119 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.