CVE-2024-42078

MEDIUM EPSS 11.2%
Published Jul 29, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jul 29, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: initialise nfsd_info.mutex early. nfsd_info.mutex can be dereferenced by svc_pool_stats_start() immediately after the new netns is created. Currently this can trigger an oops. Move the initialisation earlier before it can possibly be dereferenced.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
11.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-665

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel* <6.8
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.9  –  <6.9.8

References 2

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e8b94045bc77ce4f085ddfb9eb04e5760e66169
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0011bca603c101f2a3c007bdb77f7006fa78fb1
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e8b94045bc77ce4f085ddfb9eb04e5760e66169
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0011bca603c101f2a3c007bdb77f7006fa78fb1
    Patch