Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2024-42261
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/v3d: Validate passed in drm syncobj handles in the timestamp 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 8d1276d1b8f738c3afe1457d4dff5cc66fc848a3)
EPSS: 0.002 (9.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 9ba0ff3e083f6a4a0b6698f06bfff74805fefa5f, 6.8, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.11
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-42261?
- CVE-2024-42261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2024-42261?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.