What is CVE-2024-42275?

CVE-2024-42275 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-08-17.

How severe is CVE-2024-42275?

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

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-42275

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/client: Fix error code in drm_client_buffer_vmap_local() This function accidentally returns zero/success on the failure path. It leads to locking issues and an uninitialized *map_copy in the caller.

EPSS: 0.002 (9.3th 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 b4b0193e83cb987143583e2b4011b35331f429bd, 6.10, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-824 — Access of Uninitialized Pointer

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42275?: CVE-2024-42275 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-08-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-42275?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.