What is CVE-2024-42279?

CVE-2024-42279 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.0 onward and patched in 6.6.44, 6.10.3 and 6.11. CVE-2024-42279 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42279?

CVE-2024-42279 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-2024-42279?

Yes, CVE-2024-42279 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.44, 6.10.3 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-42279 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42279 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-42279

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: microchip-core: ensure TX and RX FIFOs are empty at start of a transfer While transmitting with rx_len == 0, the RX FIFO is not going to be emptied in the interrupt handler. A subsequent transfer could then read crap from the previous transfer out of the RX FIFO into the start RX buffer. The core provides a register that will empty the RX and TX FIFOs, so do that before each transfer.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-08-17

Last modified 2025-10-02

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 6.0 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.44, 6.10.3, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.0

Fixed in

✓ 6.6.44 6.6.x ✓ 6.10.3 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

3 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3feda3677e8bbe833c3a62a4091377a08f015b80

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45e03d35229b680b79dfea1103a1f2f07d0b5d75

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cf71eb0faef4bff01df4264841b8465382d7927

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-42279

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-08-17

Modified 2025-10-02

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42279?

CVE-2024-42279 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.0 onward and has been patched in 6.6.44, 6.10.3 and 6.11. CVE-2024-42279 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42279?

CVE-2024-42279 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-2024-42279?

Yes. CVE-2024-42279 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.44, 6.10.3 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-42279 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-42279 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.