Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42142
Published: July 31, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95083
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-2024-42142
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the acl_ingress_ofld_setup(), esw_acl_ingress_src_port_drop_create(), esw_acl_ingress_ofld_groups_destroy() and esw_acl_ingress_ofld_setup() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/acl/ingress_ofld.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-42142
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc3ff8d3c05044de57865ebbb78cca8f7da3e595
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e3551f8702978cd2221d2614ca6d6727e785324
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83bc1a129f7fd0d7d05036ceb7ee69102624e320
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b20c2fb45470d0c7a603613c9cfa5d45720e17f2
- 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