What is CVE-2024-42228?

CVE-2024-42228 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.2 onward and patched in 4.19.321, 5.4.283, 5.10.225 and others. CVE-2024-42228 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42228?

CVE-2024-42228 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-2024-42228?

Yes, CVE-2024-42228 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.321, 5.4.283, 5.10.225 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-42228 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42228 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-42228

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: Using uninitialized value *size when calling amdgpu_vce_cs_reloc Initialize the size before calling amdgpu_vce_cs_reloc, such as case 0x03000001. V2: To really improve the handling we would actually need to have a separate value of 0xffffffff.(Christian)

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-30

Last modified 2025-11-03

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-908

CVE-2024-42228 is classified as CWE-908

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.2 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.321, 5.4.283, 5.10.225, 5.15.166, 6.1.108, 6.6.39, 6.9.9, 6.10 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.2

Fixed in

✓ 4.19.321 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.283 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.225 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.166 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.108 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.39 6.6.x ✓ 6.9.9 6.9.x ✓ 6.10

References

10 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/855ae72c20310e5402b2317fc537d911e87537ef

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88a9a467c548d0b3c7761b4fd54a68e70f9c0944

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8f120b3de48b8b6bdf8988a9b334c2d61c17440

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b505759447637dcccb50cbd98ec6f8d2a04fc46
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ee1534ecdd5b4c013064663502d7fde824d2144

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-42228

Severity High

CVSS score 7.0 / 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-2024-42228?

CVE-2024-42228 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.2 onward and has been patched in 4.19.321, 5.4.283, 5.10.225 and others. CVE-2024-42228 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42228?

CVE-2024-42228 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-2024-42228?

Yes. CVE-2024-42228 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.321, 5.4.283, 5.10.225 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-42228 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-42228 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.