What is CVE-2024-42258?

CVE-2024-42258 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2024-42258 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42258?

CVE-2024-42258 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-2024-42258?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-42258. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-42258 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42258 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-42258

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: huge_memory: use !CONFIG_64BIT to relax huge page alignment on 32 bit machines Yves-Alexis Perez reported commit 4ef9ad19e176 ("mm: huge_memory: don't force huge page alignment on 32 bit") didn't work for x86_32 [1]. It is because x86_32 uses CONFIG_X86_32 instead of CONFIG_32BIT. !CONFIG_64BIT should cover all 32 bit machines. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/CAHbLzkr1LwH3pcTgM+aGQ31ip2bKqiqEQ8=FQB+t2c3dhNKNHA@mail.gmail.com/

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-08-12

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

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-770

CVE-2024-42258 is classified as CWE-770

See CWE-770 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-42258 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/7e1f4efb8d6140b2ec79bf760c43e1fc186e8dfc
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89f2914dd4b47d2fad3deef0d700f9526d98d11f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5c399fe433a115e9d3693169b5f357f3194af0a
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-42258

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-08-12

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42258?

CVE-2024-42258 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2024-42258 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42258?

CVE-2024-42258 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-2024-42258?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-42258. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-42258 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-42258 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.