What is CVE-2024-42295?

CVE-2024-42295 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2024-42295 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42295?

CVE-2024-42295 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-2024-42295?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-42295. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-42295 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42295 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-42295

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: handle inconsistent state in nilfs_btnode_create_block() Syzbot reported that a buffer state inconsistency was detected in nilfs_btnode_create_block(), triggering a kernel bug. It is not appropriate to treat this inconsistency as a bug; it can occur if the argument block address (the buffer index of the newly created block) is a virtual block number and has been reallocated due to corruption of the bitmap used to manage its allocation state. So, modify nilfs_btnode_create_block() and its callers to treat it as a possible filesystem error, rather than triggering a kernel bug.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-08-17

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-42295 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/2024/10/msg00003.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/012be828a118bf496e666ef1fc47fc0e7358ada2
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02b87e6334a38c65eef49848d3f1ac422f0b2a44
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19cce46238ffe3546e44b9c74057103ff8b24c62
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-42295

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-08-17

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42295?

CVE-2024-42295 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2024-42295 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42295?

CVE-2024-42295 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-2024-42295?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-42295. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-42295 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-42295 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.