Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42265

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Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42265

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96203
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-2024-42265
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
SUSE Enterprise Server 15 SP3 Business Critical
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
Oracle Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
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 Real Time 15
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 High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 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
SUSE Enterprise Storage
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
Basesystem Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure
Cloud Pak for Network Automation
Technical Support Appliance
OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI)
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
SmartFabric Storage Software
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1140-azure (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-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (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-5.4.0-1134-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1135-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1119-raspi (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_231-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_61-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_218-preempt
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_218-default
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_218-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_218-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_173-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_173-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_43-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_83-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_83-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_21-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_73-rt
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_73-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_20-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_30-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_121-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_121-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_4-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_14-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_14-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_25-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_25-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_5-debugsource
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-base
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-source
kernel-syms
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-docs
cluster-md-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-abi-stablelists
kernel-tools-libs-devel
kernel-doc
bpftool
kernel
kernel-core
kernel-cross-headers
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-core
python3-perf
kernel-debug-devel
perf
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-headers
kernel-modules
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
python2-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
dtb-exynos
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
dtb-aarch64
dtb-apm
dtb-amd
dtb-nvidia
dtb-arm
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-amlogic
dtb-freescale
dtb-altera
dtb-lg
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-al
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-broadcom
dtb-cavium
dtb-socionext
dtb-marvell
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-rockchip
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dtb-sprd
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-zte
dtb-xilinx
dtb-mediatek
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-allwinner
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-docs-html
kernel-source-vanilla
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-obs-qa
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-extra
kernel-preempt
reiserfs-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-preempt
ocfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-extra-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-preempt
kernel-preempt-optional-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-preempt
cluster-md-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-devel
dlm-kmp-preempt
cluster-md-kmp-preempt
kselftests-kmp-preempt
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-preempt-optional
kernel-preempt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall
dtb-renesas
kernel-64kb
dtb-qcom
kernel-default-base-rebuild
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 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1102-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (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-modules-internal
kernel-debug-modules-internal
dtb-apple
dtb-amazon
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
dlm-kmp-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
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-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-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-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-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (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-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-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
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-virtual-hwe-24.04 (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 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-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-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (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-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-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-gcp (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-64k-hwe-22.04 (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-6.8.0-1020-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
IBM DataPower Gateway
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces
OpenShift Logging
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)
IBM API Connect
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 improper input validation within the __releases() function in fs/file.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-42265

Install update from vendor's website.

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