Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42259

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Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42259

Published: August 14, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96008
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-2024-42259
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Oracle Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
SUSE Real Time Module
Public Cloud Module
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
SmartFabric Storage Software
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
IBM Qradar SIEM
linux-image-5.4.0-1082-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1119-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1140-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1135-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1134-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (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-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1139-gcp (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_228-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_73-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_20-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_83-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_83-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_21-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_73-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_2-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
dlm-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-base
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-source
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-devel
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
kernel-syms
kernel-default-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-docs
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
python2-perf-debuginfo
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1044-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1054-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1094-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1102-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1123-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1139-azure (Ubuntu package)
kernel-headers
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-vdso
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1038-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1055-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1070-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1071-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1075-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1078-azure (Ubuntu package)
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
dtb-amd
dtb-qcom
dtb-broadcom
dtb-allwinner
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-arm
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-obs-qa
dtb-apple
kernel-kvmsmall
dtb-aarch64
kernel-64kb-extra
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-nvidia
dtb-apm
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-altera
dtb-amlogic
dtb-lg
dtb-xilinx
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dtb-marvell
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-freescale
dtb-cavium
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-rockchip
dtb-mediatek
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
dtb-exynos
dtb-socionext
dtb-renesas
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-amazon
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
dtb-sprd
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-docs-html
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kselftests-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-base-rebuild
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic-64k (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-6.8.0-50-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (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-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure (Ubuntu package)
OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI)
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)
IBM Security Guardium

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the i915_error_to_vmf_fault() and vm_fault_gtt() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_mman.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-42259

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources