7.8

CVE-2024-42159: debian debian_linux

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42159DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42159
Published 30-07-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-42159 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.22%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 20 · Related 15

Timeline

  1. 30-07-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: mpi3mr: Sanitise num_phys Information is stored in mr_sas_port->phy_mask, values larger then size of this field shouldn't be allowed.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

12%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.22% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.22%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu93 products
  • linux< 6.8.0-45.45
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 6.8.0-1016.17
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ fc7212fd3100920fea711a80482d967388a4603c, < b869ec89d2ee923d46608b76e54c006680c9b4df | ≥ fc7212fd3100920fea711a80482d967388a4603c, < 586b41060113ae43032ec6c4a16d518cef5da6e0 | ≥ fc7212fd3100920fea711a80482d967388a4603c, < c8707901b53a48106d7501bdbd0350cefaefa4cf | ≥ fc7212fd3100920fea711a80482d967388a4603c, < 3668651def2c1622904e58b0280ee93121f2b10b | 6.1
  • linux_kernel≥ 6.1, < 6.1.98 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.39 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.9.9

3 vendors · 97 products

References

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