What is CVE-2024-42162?

CVE-2024-42162 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-07-30.

How severe is CVE-2024-42162?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-42162 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-42162

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gve: Account for stopped queues when reading NIC stats We now account for the fact that the NIC might send us stats for a subset of queues. Without this change, gve_get_ethtool_stats might make an invalid access on the priv->stats_report->stats array.

EPSS: 0.002 (9.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 2f523dc34ac8c355609e9b847852bf25bbdb30bf, 5.10, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-754 — Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42162?: CVE-2024-42162 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-07-30.
How severe is CVE-2024-42162?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-42162 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.