What is CVE-2024-42261?

CVE-2024-42261 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.8 onward and patched in 6.10.4 and 6.11. CVE-2024-42261 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42261?

CVE-2024-42261 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-2024-42261?

Yes, CVE-2024-42261 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.10.4 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-42261 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42261 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-42261

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/v3d: Validate passed in drm syncobj handles in the timestamp extension If userspace provides an unknown or invalid handle anywhere in the handle array the rest of the driver will not handle that well. Fix it by checking handle was looked up successfully or otherwise fail the extension by jumping into the existing unwind. (cherry picked from commit 8d1276d1b8f738c3afe1457d4dff5cc66fc848a3)

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-08-17

Last modified 2025-10-03

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.8 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.10.4, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.8

Fixed in

✓ 6.10.4 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-42261 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/023d22e8bb0cdd6900382ad1ed06df3b6c2ea791
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c56f104edd02a537e9327dc543574e55713e1d7
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-42261

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-08-17

Modified 2025-10-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42261?

CVE-2024-42261 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.8 onward and has been patched in 6.10.4 and 6.11. CVE-2024-42261 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42261?

CVE-2024-42261 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-2024-42261?

Yes — CVE-2024-42261 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.10.4 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-42261 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-42261 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.