#VU95078 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42229
Published: July 31, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95078
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-42229
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the setkey_unaligned() function in crypto/cipher.c, within the setkey_unaligned() function in crypto/aead.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9db8c299a521813630fcb4154298cb60c37f3133
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71dd428615375e36523f4d4f7685ddd54113646d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28c8d274848feba552e95c5c2a7e3cfe8f15c534
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b502d4a08875ea2b4ea5d5b28dc7c991c8b90cfb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f58679996a831754a356974376f248aa0af2eb8e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23e4099bdc3c8381992f9eb975c79196d6755210
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.323
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.222
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.163
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.285
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.98
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.39