5.5

CVE-2024-42281: linux

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42281DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42281
Published 17-08-2024Last modified 15-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-42281 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.24%
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 31 · Related 27
DLA-3912-1DLA-4008-1MGASA-2024-0309MGASA-2024-0310SUSE-SU-2024:3189-1SUSE-SU-2024:3190-1

Timeline

  1. 17-08-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix a segment issue when downgrading gso_size Linearize the skb when downgrading gso_size because it may trigger a BUG_ON() later when the skb is segmented as described in [1,2].

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

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

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.24%

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

Ubuntu128 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-200.220 | < 5.15.0-125.135 | < 6.8.0-50.51
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1135.145 | < 5.15.0-1072.78 | < 6.8.0-1020.22
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 2be7e212d5419a400d051c84ca9fdd083e5aacac, < a689f5eb13a90f892a088865478b3cd39f53d5dc | ≥ 2be7e212d5419a400d051c84ca9fdd083e5aacac, < dda518dea60d556a2d171c0122ca7d9fdb7d473a | ≥ 2be7e212d5419a400d051c84ca9fdd083e5aacac, < f6bb8c90cab97a3e03f8d30e3069efe6a742e0be | ≥ 2be7e212d5419a400d051c84ca9fdd083e5aacac, < 11ec79f5c7f74261874744039bc1551023edd6b2 | ≥ 2be7e212d5419a400d051c84ca9fdd083e5aacac, < c3496314c53e7e82ddb544c825defc3e8c0e45cf | ≥ 2be7e212d5419a400d051c84ca9fdd083e5aacac, < ec4eea14d75f7b0491194dd413f540dd19b8c733 | ≥ 2be7e212d5419a400d051c84ca9fdd083e5aacac, < fa5ef655615a01533035c6139248c5b33aa27028 | 4.13
  • linux_kernel≥ 4.13, < 5.4.282 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.224 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.165 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.103 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.44 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.10.3
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.106-1 | < 6.10.3-1

3 vendors · 131 products

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