Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2024-42158
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/pkey: Use kfree_sensitive() to fix Coccinelle warnings Replace memzero_explicit() and kfree() with kfree_sensitive() to fix warnings reported by Coccinelle: WARNING opportunity for kfree_sensitive/kvfree_sensitive (line 1506) WARNING opportunity for kfree_sensitive/kvfree_sensitive (line 1643) WARNING opportunity for kfree_sensitive/kvfree_sensitive (line 1770)
EPSS: 0.002 (8.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Linux — versions e80d4af0a320972aac58e2004d0ba4e44ef4c5c7, 4.11, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-42158?
- CVE-2024-42158 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres. CVSS score: 4.1/10. Published 2024-07-30.
- How severe is CVE-2024-42158?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-42158 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.