What is CVE-2024-42129?

CVE-2024-42129 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.17 onward and patched in 6.1.132, 6.6.63, 6.9.9 and others. CVE-2024-42129 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42129?

CVE-2024-42129 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-2024-42129?

Yes, CVE-2024-42129 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.132, 6.6.63, 6.9.9 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-42129 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42129 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-42129

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: leds: mlxreg: Use devm_mutex_init() for mutex initialization In this driver LEDs are registered using devm_led_classdev_register() so they are automatically unregistered after module's remove() is done. led_classdev_unregister() calls module's led_set_brightness() to turn off the LEDs and that callback uses mutex which was destroyed already in module's remove() so use devm API instead.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-30

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-908

CVE-2024-42129 is classified as CWE-908

See CWE-908 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.17 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.132, 6.6.63, 6.9.9, 6.10 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.17

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.132 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.63 6.6.x ✓ 6.9.9 6.9.x ✓ 6.10

References

5 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/172ffd26a5af13e951d0e82df7cfc5a95b04fa80

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b62888307ae44b68512d3f7735c26a4c8e45b51

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/618c6ce83471ab4f7ac744d27b9d03af173bc141

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efc347b9efee1c2b081f5281d33be4559fa50a16

Patch
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-42129

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 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-2024-42129?

CVE-2024-42129 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.17 onward and has been patched in 6.1.132, 6.6.63, 6.9.9 and others. CVE-2024-42129 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42129?

CVE-2024-42129 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-2024-42129?

Yes. CVE-2024-42129 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.132, 6.6.63, 6.9.9 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-42129 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-42129 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.