What is CVE-2024-42276?

CVE-2024-42276 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.2 onward and patched in 5.4.282, 5.10.224, 5.15.165 and others. CVE-2024-42276 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42276?

CVE-2024-42276 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-2024-42276?

Yes, CVE-2024-42276 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.282, 5.10.224, 5.15.165 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-42276 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42276 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-42276

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-pci: add missing condition check for existence of mapped data nvme_map_data() is called when request has physical segments, hence the nvme_unmap_data() should have same condition to avoid dereference.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-08-17

Last modified 2026-05-12

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 5.2 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.282, 5.10.224, 5.15.165, 6.1.103, 6.6.44, 6.10.3, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.2

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.282 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.224 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.165 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.103 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.44 6.6.x ✓ 6.10.3 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

10 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f8ec1d6b0ebd8268307d52be8301973fa5a01ec

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70100fe721840bf6d8e5abd25b8bffe4d2e049b7

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77848b379e9f85a08048a2c8b3b4a7e8396f5f83

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cc1f4cd90a00b6191cb8cda2d1302fdce59361c

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be23ae63080e0bf9e246ab20207200bca6585eba

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-42276

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-08-17

Modified 2026-05-12

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42276?

CVE-2024-42276 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.2 onward and has been patched in 5.4.282, 5.10.224, 5.15.165 and others. CVE-2024-42276 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42276?

CVE-2024-42276 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-2024-42276?

Yes. CVE-2024-42276 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.282, 5.10.224, 5.15.165 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-42276 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-42276 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.