What is CVE-2024-42285?

CVE-2024-42285 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Use After Free flaw (CWE-416), affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.8 onward and patched in 4.19.320, 5.4.282, 5.10.224 and others. CVE-2024-42285 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42285?

CVE-2024-42285 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-42285?

Yes, CVE-2024-42285 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.320, 5.4.282, 5.10.224 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-42285 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42285 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html

CVE-2024-42285

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/iwcm: Fix a use-after-free related to destroying CM IDs iw_conn_req_handler() associates a new struct rdma_id_private (conn_id) with an existing struct iw_cm_id (cm_id) as follows: conn_id->cm_id.iw = cm_id; cm_id->context = conn_id; cm_id->cm_handler = cma_iw_handler; rdma_destroy_id() frees both the cm_id and the struct rdma_id_private. Make sure that cm_work_handler() does not trigger a use-after-free by only freeing of the struct rdma_id_private after all pending work has finished.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-08-17

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-416

CVE-2024-42285 is a Use After Free vulnerability

What is Use After Free?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.8 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.320, 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

≥ 4.8

Fixed in

✓ 4.19.320 4.19.x ✓ 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/557d035fe88d78dd51664f4dc0e1896c04c97cf6

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f25f296fc9bd0435be14e89bf657cd615a23574

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94ee7ff99b87435ec63211f632918dc7f44dac79

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aee2424246f9f1dadc33faa78990c1e2eb7826e4

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d91d253c87fd1efece521ff2612078a35af673c6

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-42285

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-08-17

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42285?

CVE-2024-42285 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as an Use After Free flaw (CWE-416) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.8 onward and has been patched in 4.19.320, 5.4.282, 5.10.224 and others. CVE-2024-42285 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42285?

CVE-2024-42285 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-42285?

Yes. CVE-2024-42285 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.320, 5.4.282, 5.10.224 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-42285 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-42285 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.