What is CVE-2024-42159?

CVE-2024-42159 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2024-42159 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42159?

CVE-2024-42159 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-2024-42159?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-42159. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-42159 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42159 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-42159

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: mpi3mr: Sanitise num_phys Information is stored in mr_sas_port->phy_mask, values larger then size of this field shouldn't be allowed.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-30

Last modified 2026-03-25

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-754

CVE-2024-42159 is classified as CWE-754

See CWE-754 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-42159 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

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3668651def2c1622904e58b0280ee93121f2b10b
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/586b41060113ae43032ec6c4a16d518cef5da6e0
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b869ec89d2ee923d46608b76e54c006680c9b4df
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-42159

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-30

Modified 2026-03-25

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42159?

CVE-2024-42159 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2024-42159 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42159?

CVE-2024-42159 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-2024-42159?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-42159. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-42159 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-42159 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.