What is CVE-2024-42229?

CVE-2024-42229 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.1 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.23 onward and patched in 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.222 and others. CVE-2024-42229 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42229?

CVE-2024-42229 has a CVSS score of 4.1 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-42229?

Yes, CVE-2024-42229 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.222 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.23 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-42229 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42229 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-42229

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: aead,cipher - zeroize key buffer after use I.G 9.7.B for FIPS 140-3 specifies that variables temporarily holding cryptographic information should be zeroized once they are no longer needed. Accomplish this by using kfree_sensitive for buffers that previously held the private key.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-30

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

4.1

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 2.6.23 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.222, 5.15.163, 6.1.98, 6.6.39, 6.9.9, 6.10 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 2.6.23

Fixed in

✓ 4.19.323 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.285 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.222 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.163 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.98 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.39 6.6.x ✓ 6.9.9 6.9.x ✓ 6.10

References

9 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23e4099bdc3c8381992f9eb975c79196d6755210

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28c8d274848feba552e95c5c2a7e3cfe8f15c534

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71dd428615375e36523f4d4f7685ddd54113646d

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9db8c299a521813630fcb4154298cb60c37f3133

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b502d4a08875ea2b4ea5d5b28dc7c991c8b90cfb

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-42229

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.1 / 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-2024-42229?

CVE-2024-42229 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.1 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.23 onward and has been patched in 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.222 and others. CVE-2024-42229 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42229?

CVE-2024-42229 has a CVSS score of 4.1 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-42229?

Yes. CVE-2024-42229 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.222 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.23 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-42229 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-42229 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.