Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-42260

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/v3d: Validate passed in drm syncobj handles in the performance extension If userspace provides an unknown or invalid handle anywhere in the handle array the rest of the driver will not handle that well. Fix it by checking handle was looked up successfully or otherwise fail the extension by jumping into the existing unwind. (cherry picked from commit a546b7e4d73c23838d7e4d2c92882b3ca902d213)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (8.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 8.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-42260: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions bae7cb5d68001a8d4ceec5964dda74bb9aab7220, 6.8, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.11

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42260?
CVE-2024-42260 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-08-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-42260?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.