What is CVE-2024-42162?

CVE-2024-42162 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.10 onward and patched in 6.9.9 and 6.10. CVE-2024-42162 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42162?

CVE-2024-42162 has a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-42162?

Yes, CVE-2024-42162 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.9.9 and 6.10. If you are running Linux kernel 5.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-42162 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42162 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-42162

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gve: Account for stopped queues when reading NIC stats We now account for the fact that the NIC might send us stats for a subset of queues. Without this change, gve_get_ethtool_stats might make an invalid access on the priv->stats_report->stats array.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-30

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.0

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-754

CVE-2024-42162 is classified as CWE-754

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.10 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.9.9, 6.10 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.10

Fixed in

✓ 6.9.9 6.9.x ✓ 6.10

References

2 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32675d828c8a392e20d5b42375ed112c407e4b62

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af9bcf910b1f86244f39e15e701b2dc564b469a6

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-42162

Severity High

CVSS score 7.0 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-30

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42162?

CVE-2024-42162 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.10 onward and has been patched in 6.9.9 and 6.10. CVE-2024-42162 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42162?

CVE-2024-42162 has a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-42162?

Yes. CVE-2024-42162 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.9.9 and 6.10. If you are running Linux kernel 5.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-42162 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-42162 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.