Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42267
Published: August 19, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96204
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-2024-42267
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
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 no_context() function in arch/riscv/mm/fault.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-42267
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7ccf2ca772bfe33e2c53ef80fa20d2d87eb6144
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/917f598209f3f5e4ab175d5079d8aeb523e58b1f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4e7db757e2d7f4c407a007e92c98477eab215d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c710050c47d45eb77b28c271cddefc5c785cb40
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.224
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.165
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.104
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.45