CVE-2024-42113: net: txgbe: initialize num_q_vectors for MSI/INTx interrupts
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-42113 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Use of Uninitialized Resource vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 17 · Related 15Timeline
- 30-07-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: txgbe: initialize num_q_vectors for MSI/INTx interrupts When using MSI/INTx interrupts, wx->num_q_vectors is uninitialized. Thus there will be kernel panic in wx_alloc_q_vectors() to allocate queue vectors.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.24%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
15%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.24% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu93 products
- linux< 6.8.0-48.48
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 6.8.0-1018.20
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 3f703186113fac0f3c965204b2cbb22a03322e2c, < 9edc7a83cd40ac96ff14fe3a17a38f7ace6611df | ≥ 3f703186113fac0f3c965204b2cbb22a03322e2c, < c98969226d1fe0c1dd779db8b1c444bc5294fc83 | ≥ 3f703186113fac0f3c965204b2cbb22a03322e2c, < 7c36711a2cd8059c2d24f5e5c1d76e8ea2d5613c | 6.3
- linux_kernel≥ 6.3, < 6.6.39 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.9.9 | 6.10:rc1 | 6.10:rc2 | 6.10:rc3 | 6.10:rc4 | 6.10:rc5 | 6.10:rc6
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.9.9-1
3 vendors · 96 products
