What is CVE-2024-42138?

CVE-2024-42138 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2024-42138 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42138?

CVE-2024-42138 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-2024-42138?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-42138. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-42138 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42138 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-42138

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mlxsw: core_linecards: Fix double memory deallocation in case of invalid INI file In case of invalid INI file mlxsw_linecard_types_init() deallocates memory but doesn't reset pointer to NULL and returns 0. In case of any error occurred after mlxsw_linecard_types_init() call, mlxsw_linecards_init() calls mlxsw_linecard_types_fini() which performs memory deallocation again. Add pointer reset to NULL. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-30

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

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-415

CVE-2024-42138 is classified as CWE-415

See CWE-415 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-42138 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ce34dccbe8fa7d2ef86f2d8e7db2a9b67cabfc3
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9af7437669b72f804fc4269f487528dbbed142a2
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab557f5cd993a3201b09593633d04b891263d5c0
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-42138

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-30

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42138?

CVE-2024-42138 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2024-42138 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42138?

CVE-2024-42138 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-2024-42138?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-42138. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-42138 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-42138 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.