What is CVE-2024-42225?

CVE-2024-42225 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10. CVE-2024-42225 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42225?

CVE-2024-42225 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-42225?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-42225. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-42225 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42225 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-42225

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: replace skb_put with skb_put_zero Avoid potentially reusing uninitialized data

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-30

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.5

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-908

CVE-2024-42225 is classified as CWE-908

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-42225 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/22ea2a7f0b64d323625950414a4496520fb33657
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64f86337ccfe77fe3be5a9356b0dabde23fbb074
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f819a2f4fbc510e088b49c79addcf1734503578
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-42225

Severity High

CVSS score 7.5 / 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-2024-42225?

CVE-2024-42225 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10 . CVE-2024-42225 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42225?

CVE-2024-42225 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-42225?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-42225. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-42225 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-42225 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.