What is CVE-2024-42238?

CVE-2024-42238 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.16 onward and patched in 6.1.100, 6.6.41, 6.9.10 and others. CVE-2024-42238 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42238?

CVE-2024-42238 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-42238?

Yes, CVE-2024-42238 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.100, 6.6.41, 6.9.10 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-42238 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42238 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-42238

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: cs_dsp: Return error if block header overflows file Return an error from cs_dsp_power_up() if a block header is longer than the amount of data left in the file. The previous code in cs_dsp_load() and cs_dsp_load_coeff() would loop while there was enough data left in the file for a valid region. This protected against overrunning the end of the file data, but it didn't abort the file processing with an error.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-08-07

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-120

CVE-2024-42238 is classified as CWE-120

See CWE-120 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.16 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.100, 6.6.41, 6.9.10, 6.10 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.16

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.100 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.41 6.6.x ✓ 6.9.10 6.9.x ✓ 6.10

References

5 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6eabd23383805725eff416c203688b7a390d4153

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90ab191b7d181057d71234e8632e06b5844ac38e

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/959fe01e85b7241e3ec305d657febbe82da16a02

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8be70566b33abbd0180105070b4c67cfef8c44f

Patch
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-42238

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-08-07

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42238?

CVE-2024-42238 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.16 onward and has been patched in 6.1.100, 6.6.41, 6.9.10 and others. CVE-2024-42238 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42238?

CVE-2024-42238 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-42238?

Yes. CVE-2024-42238 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.100, 6.6.41, 6.9.10 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-42238 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-42238 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.