4.1

CVE-2024-42229: linux

CVSS: 4.1v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42229DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42229
Published 30-07-2024Last modified 11-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-42229 is a medium (CVSS 4.1) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
16/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.23%
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 41 · Related 37
DLA-4008-1DSA-5747-1MGASA-2024-0277MGASA-2024-0278SUSE-SU-2024:3190-1SUSE-SU-2024:3194-1

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: crypto: aead,cipher - zeroize key buffer after use I.G 9.7.B for FIPS 140-3 specifies that variables temporarily holding cryptographic information should be zeroized once they are no longer needed. Accomplish this by using kfree_sensitive for buffers that previously held the private key.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

13%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.23% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.23%

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

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ubuntu129 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-260.294 | < 4.15.0-230.242 | < 5.4.0-200.220 | < 5.15.0-121.131 | < 6.8.0-48.48
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1137.143 | < 4.4.0-1175.190 | < 4.15.0-1174.187 | < 5.4.0-1135.145 | < 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≥ 06817176784f620984200dc5d7cbe16984f7b262, < 89b9b6fa4463daf820e6a5ef65c3b0c2db239513 | ≥ 06817176784f620984200dc5d7cbe16984f7b262, < b716e9c3603ee95ed45e938fe47227d22cf3ec35 | ≥ 06817176784f620984200dc5d7cbe16984f7b262, < 9db8c299a521813630fcb4154298cb60c37f3133 | ≥ 06817176784f620984200dc5d7cbe16984f7b262, < 71dd428615375e36523f4d4f7685ddd54113646d | ≥ 06817176784f620984200dc5d7cbe16984f7b262, < 28c8d274848feba552e95c5c2a7e3cfe8f15c534 | ≥ 06817176784f620984200dc5d7cbe16984f7b262, < b502d4a08875ea2b4ea5d5b28dc7c991c8b90cfb | ≥ 06817176784f620984200dc5d7cbe16984f7b262, < f58679996a831754a356974376f248aa0af2eb8e | ≥ 06817176784f620984200dc5d7cbe16984f7b262, < 23e4099bdc3c8381992f9eb975c79196d6755210 | 2.6.23
  • linux_kernel< 5.10.222 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.163 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.98 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.39 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.9.9
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.98-1 | < 6.9.9-1

3 vendors · 132 products

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