Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42119

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Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42119

Published: July 31, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95015
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42119
CWE-ID: CWE-388
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
SUSE Real Time Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
Public Cloud Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
SmartFabric Storage Software
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1136-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1137-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-195-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-195-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1132-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1131-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1079-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1116-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_225-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_2-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource
kernel-rt_debug-devel
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-base
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-source-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-base
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-man
kernel-obs-build
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-kgraft
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-base
kernel-syms
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-source
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-docs
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools
perf
perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
kernel
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel-tools-debuginfo
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-195-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1043-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1051-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1092-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1099-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1120-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
kernel-headers
linux (Debian package)
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt-extra
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
dtb-mediatek
dtb-qcom
dtb-rockchip
dtb-exynos
dtb-lg
dtb-altera
dtb-amazon
dtb-arm
dtb-aarch64
dtb-nvidia
dtb-amd
dtb-xilinx
dtb-allwinner
dtb-broadcom
dtb-sprd
dtb-freescale
dtb-socionext
dtb-amlogic
dtb-apm
dtb-apple
dtb-renesas
dtb-hisilicon
kernel-obs-qa
dtb-marvell
dtb-cavium
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-debugsource
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional
kernel-docs-html
kernel-default-base-rebuild
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1035-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1052-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1068-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-aws (Ubuntu package)
OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI)
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)
Dell Secure Connect Gateway

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling within the find_first_free_audio() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_resource.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-42119

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources