Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42157

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Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42157

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95090
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-2024-42157
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
Oracle Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Ubuntu
SUSE Real Time Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
Public Cloud Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure
OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI)
SmartFabric Storage Software
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
linux-image-5.4.0-1136-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1182-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1131-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1132-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-hwe (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-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1079-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1116-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1136-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1157-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1167-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1174-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-230-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-230-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_228-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default-debuginfo
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-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-base
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-source
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-obs-build
kernel-docs
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
perf
kernel-tools
perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel
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 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (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-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional
kselftests-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-vdso
gfs2-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dtb-amd
kernel-obs-qa
dtb-aarch64
dtb-cavium
dtb-xilinx
dtb-marvell
dtb-nvidia
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-mediatek
dtb-renesas
dtb-apple
dtb-apm
dtb-freescale
dtb-amlogic
dtb-sprd
dtb-qcom
dtb-rockchip
dtb-exynos
dtb-lg
dtb-socionext
dtb-altera
dtb-broadcom
dtb-amazon
dtb-allwinner
dtb-arm
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-docs-html
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kernel-64kb-devel
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-rebuild
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-lpae (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-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-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-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-intel-iotg (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-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-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-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (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 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-gcp (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)
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 improper input validation within the pkey_unlocked_ioctl() function in drivers/s390/crypto/pkey_api.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-42157

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources