Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42272

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Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42272

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96171
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42272
CWE-ID: CWE-908
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the DEFINE_MUTEX() and offsetof() functions in net/sched/act_ct.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Oracle Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Ubuntu
openEuler
SmartFabric Storage Software
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency-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-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic (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-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (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-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1038-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1055-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-raspi (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-kvm (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-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1071-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-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-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1078-azure (Ubuntu package)
kernel
bpftool
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-devel
kernel-headers
kernel-source
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic-64k (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-virtual-hwe-24.04 (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-6.8.0-50-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-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-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-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-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-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)
IBM DataPower Gateway
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI)
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)
IBM Security Guardium

How to mitigate CVE-2024-42272

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.224, 5.15.165, 6.1.104, 6.6.45, 6.10.4, 6.11
SmartFabric Storage Software - update to 1.4.3
IBM DataPower Gateway - update to 10.6.4.0
OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI) - update to 3.7
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - addressed in versions 4.14.39, 4.17.1
kernel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 5.14.0-284.88.1.el9_2, 5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4
kernel-rt (Red Hat package) - update to 5.14.0-284.88.1.rt14.373.el9_2
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.125.113, 6.8.0-50.51.1
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.125.113, 6.8.0-50.51.1
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.125.124, 6.8.0-50.51
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.125.124, 6.8.0-50.51
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.125.124, 6.8.0-50.51
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.125.124, 6.8.0-50.51
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-125.135, 5.15.0-125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-125.135, 5.15.0-125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-125.135, 5.15.0-125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-125.135, 5.15.0-125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-125.135, 5.15.0-125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1038.42
linux-image-5.15.0-1038-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1038.42
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1055.54, 5.15.0.1055.62~20.04.1
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1055.54, 6.8.0-1002.4
linux-image-5.15.0-1055-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1055.62, 5.15.0-1055.62~20.04.1
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1065.61, 5.15.0.1065.68~20.04.1, 6.8.0-1017.17
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1065.63
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1065.63, 6.8.0-1016.18
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1065.68, 5.15.0-1065.68~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1065.68
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1067.67, 6.8.0-1019.21.1
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1067.67, 6.8.0-1019.21
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1067.67, 5.15.0.1067.73~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1067.68
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1067.68
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1067.73, 5.15.0-1067.73~20.04.1
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1067.73~20.04.1
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1069.65, 6.8.0-50.51
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1069.68
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1069.68, 6.8.0-1015.19
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1069.74
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1069.75
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1070.66
linux-image-5.15.0-1070-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1070.76, 5.15.0-1070.76~20.04.1
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1070.76~20.04.1, 6.8.0-1017.18, 6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1071.67
linux-image-5.15.0-1071-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1071.79, 5.15.0-1071.79~20.04.1
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1071.79~20.04.1, 6.8.0-1019.21, 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1072.72
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1072.78~20.04.1
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1072.78~20.04.1, 6.8.0-1020.22, 6.8.0-1020.22~22.04.1
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1075.73
linux-image-5.15.0-1075-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1075.84
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1078.87~20.04.1
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1078.87~20.04.1, 6.8.0-1020.23, 6.8.0-1020.23~22.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-1078-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1078.87~20.04.1
kernel - update to 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
bpftool - update to 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
python3-perf - update to 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
kernel-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
kernel-debugsource - update to 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
kernel-devel - update to 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
kernel-headers - update to 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
kernel-source - update to 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
kernel-tools - update to 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
kernel-tools-devel - update to 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
perf - update to 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
perf-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-41.0.0.48
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-50.51, 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-50.51, 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51
linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-50.51.1, 6.8.0-50.51.1~22.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51.1
linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-50.51.1, 6.8.0-50.51.1~22.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51.1~22.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51.1~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1002.4
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1002.4
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1015.19
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1016.18
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.17
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.17
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.17
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1017.18, 6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1017.18, 6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1017.18, 6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1018.18
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1018.18
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1018.18
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1019.21, 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1019.21, 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1019.21, 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21.1
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21.1
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1020.22, 6.8.0-1020.22~22.04.1
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1020.23, 6.8.0-1020.23~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1020.23, 6.8.0-1020.23~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1020.23, 6.8.0-1020.23~22.04.1
IBM Security Guardium - addressed in versions 12.0p31, 12.0p106

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