7.8

CVE-2024-42288: linux Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42288DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42288
Published 17-08-2024Last modified 05-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-42288 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 14.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
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. 05-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix for possible memory corruption Init Control Block is dereferenced incorrectly. Correctly dereference ICB

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

15%

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

Affected systems

Ubuntu125 products
  • linux< 5.4.0-200.220 | < 5.15.0-125.135 | < 6.8.0-50.51
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 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≥ 0645cb8350cdb60bfbf91caa722984b81c215add, < dae67169cb35a37ecccf60cfcd6bf93a1f4f5efb | ≥ 0645cb8350cdb60bfbf91caa722984b81c215add, < 87db8d7b7520e99de71791260989f06f9c94953d | ≥ 0645cb8350cdb60bfbf91caa722984b81c215add, < b0302ffc74123b6a99d7d1896fcd9b2e4072d9ce | ≥ 0645cb8350cdb60bfbf91caa722984b81c215add, < 2a15b59a2c5afac89696e44acf5bbfc0599c6c5e | ≥ 0645cb8350cdb60bfbf91caa722984b81c215add, < 571d7f2a08836698c2fb0d792236424575b9829b | ≥ 0645cb8350cdb60bfbf91caa722984b81c215add, < 8192c533e89d9fb69b2490398939236b78cda79b | ≥ 0645cb8350cdb60bfbf91caa722984b81c215add, < c03d740152f78e86945a75b2ad541bf972fab92a | 4.20
  • linux_kernel< 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 · 128 products

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