Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42288

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Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42288

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96177
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42288
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 Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
openSUSE Leap Micro
Anolis OS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
SmartFabric Storage Software
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1119-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1139-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1140-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1082-ibm (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)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_228-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_19-debugsource
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-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-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
dlm-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
gfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-source
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-default
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-docs
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (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 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (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-tools
kernel
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
kernel-headers
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-tools-libs-devel
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-modules-internal
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-modules
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-debug-modules-internal
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug
kernel-core
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt-extra
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
gfs2-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dtb-broadcom
dtb-allwinner
dtb-xilinx
dtb-amd
dtb-nvidia
dtb-amlogic
dtb-aarch64
dtb-qcom
dtb-rockchip
dtb-exynos
dtb-lg
dtb-arm
dtb-altera
dtb-amazon
dtb-sprd
dtb-renesas
dtb-mediatek
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-marvell
dtb-cavium
kernel-obs-qa
dtb-apple
dtb-apm
dtb-freescale
dtb-socionext
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-64kb-optional
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
dlm-kmp-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-kvmsmall
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-docs-html
kernel-default-base-rebuild
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-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 (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 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (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-virtual-hwe-24.04 (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 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-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-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (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-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-6.8.0-1017-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (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-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI)
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the qla2x00_number_of_exch() function in drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-42288

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources