Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2024-42291
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: Add a per-VF limit on number of FDIR filters While the iavf driver adds a s/w limit (128) on the number of FDIR filters that the VF can request, a malicious VF driver can request more than that and exhaust the resources for other VFs. Add a similar limit in ice.
EPSS: 0.002 (13.6th 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 1f7ea1cd6a3748427512ccc9582e18cd9efea966, 5.13, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-42291?
- CVE-2024-42291 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2024-42291?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.