Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42228

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Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42228

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95029
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-2024-42228
CWE-ID: CWE-908
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
Oracle Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
openSUSE Leap Micro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Ubuntu
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 Business Critical Linux
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
SmartFabric Storage Software
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
linux-image-4.4.0-1136-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-vivid (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-wily (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-lts-utopic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-lts-vivid (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-lts-wily (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-utopic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1137-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1181-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1117-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1174-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-259-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-259-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-hwe (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lts-utopic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lts-vivid (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lts-wily (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-196-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-196-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1138-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1137-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1133-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1132-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1080-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-229-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-229-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1173-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1166-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1156-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1135-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_228-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_2-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base
kernel-syms-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-extra
kernel-source
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-default
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-docs
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-cross-headers
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-headers
kernel-modules
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools-libs-devel
perf
python3-perf
kernel-abi-stablelists
kernel-doc
kernel
bpftool
kernel-core
kernel-tools-devel
perf-debuginfo
kernel-tools-debuginfo
python2-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
ruby2.5-rubygem-actionpack-5_1
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-196-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1044-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1052-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1093-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1100-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1121-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)
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-extra
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
gfs2-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-obs-qa
dtb-sprd
dtb-qcom
dtb-broadcom
dtb-socionext
dtb-freescale
dtb-xilinx
dtb-amd
dtb-allwinner
dtb-apm
dtb-apple
dtb-nvidia
dtb-amlogic
dtb-rockchip
dtb-exynos
dtb-lg
dtb-altera
dtb-marvell
dtb-aarch64
dtb-amazon
dtb-arm
dtb-cavium
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-renesas
dtb-mediatek
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
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
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-optional
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
kernel-docs-html
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-64kb
kernel-default-optional
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-default-base-rebuild
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-122-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-122-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-122-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-122-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-122-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-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-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1036-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1053-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1063-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1063-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1068-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1070-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1073-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1073-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 (Debian package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-45-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-45-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-aws (Ubuntu package)
Storage Copy Data Management
Cloud Pak for Network Automation
Technical Support Appliance
OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI)
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
Guardium Data Protection
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
OpenShift Logging
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the amdgpu_vce_ring_parse_cs() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vce.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-42228

Install update from vendor's website.

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