Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42301

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Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42301

Published: August 19, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96116
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-2024-42301
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Oracle Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
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 Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
openSUSE Leap Micro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Anolis OS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
Ubuntu
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Basesystem Module
Public Cloud Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure
OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI)
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
IBM Integrated Analytics System
SmartFabric Storage Software
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
IBM Security Verify Governance
Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1082-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1139-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1119-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1140-azure (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-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_228-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_136-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_136-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_32-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt
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-SP6-RT_Update_2-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt
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kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
dlm-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt-base
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-source-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-devel
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-default
gfs2-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-syms
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-docs
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-abi-stablelists
bpftool
kernel
kernel-core
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-doc
python3-perf-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (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-docs-html
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-obs-qa
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
dlm-kmp-64kb
dtb-freescale
dtb-exynos
dtb-lg
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-amazon
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-xilinx
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
dtb-cavium
dtb-marvell
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-apple
dtb-amd
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dtb-socionext
dtb-renesas
dtb-nvidia
kernel-64kb-optional
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-default-optional
kernel-kvmsmall
dtb-aarch64
dtb-mediatek
dtb-sprd
dtb-qcom
dtb-broadcom
dtb-allwinner
dtb-altera
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-arm
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-rockchip
dtb-apm
dtb-hisilicon
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-amlogic
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
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-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-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
gfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-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-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-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-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (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-5.15.0-1078-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04 (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-6.8.0-1015-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (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-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (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)
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)
Juniper Secure Analytics (JSA)
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the do_active_device(), do_autoprobe(), do_hardware_base_addr(), do_hardware_irq(), do_hardware_dma() and do_hardware_modes() functions in drivers/parport/procfs.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-42301

Install update from vendor's website.

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