CVE-2024-42086: linux Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-42086 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 31 · Related 30Timeline
- 29-07-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: chemical: bme680: Fix overflows in compensate() functions There are cases in the compensate functions of the driver that there could be overflows of variables due to bit shifting ops. These implications were initially discussed here [1] and they were mentioned in log message of Commit 1b3bd8592780 ("iio: chemical: Add support for Bosch BME680 sensor"). [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-iio/20180728114028.3c1bbe81@archlinux/
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.24%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
14%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.24% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu125 products
- linux< 5.4.0-195.215 | < 5.15.0-121.131 | < 6.8.0-48.48
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 5.4.0-1132.142 | < 5.15.0-1069.75 | < 6.8.0-1018.20
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 1b3bd8592780c87c5eddabbe98666b086bbaee36, < 6fa31bbe2ea8665ee970258eb8320cbf231dbe9e | ≥ 1b3bd8592780c87c5eddabbe98666b086bbaee36, < b0af334616ed425024bf220adda0f004806b5feb | ≥ 1b3bd8592780c87c5eddabbe98666b086bbaee36, < c326551e99f5416986074ce78bef94f6a404b517 | ≥ 1b3bd8592780c87c5eddabbe98666b086bbaee36, < 7a13d1357658d3a3c1cd7b3b9543c805a6e5e6e9 | ≥ 1b3bd8592780c87c5eddabbe98666b086bbaee36, < ba1bb3e2a38a7fef1c1818dd4f2d9abbfdde553a | ≥ 1b3bd8592780c87c5eddabbe98666b086bbaee36, < b5967393d50e3c6e632efda3ea3fdde14c1bfd0e | ≥ 1b3bd8592780c87c5eddabbe98666b086bbaee36, < 3add41bbda92938e9a528d74659dfc552796be4e | ≥ 1b3bd8592780c87c5eddabbe98666b086bbaee36, < fdd478c3ae98c3f13628e110dce9b6cfb0d9b3c8 | 4.19
- linux_kernel≥ 4.19, < 4.19.317 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.279 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.221 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.162 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.97 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.37 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.9.8 | 6.10:rc1 | 6.10:rc2 | 6.10:rc3 | 6.10:rc4 | 6.10:rc5
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.1.98-1 | < 6.9.8-1
3 vendors · 128 products
