7.5

CVE-2024-42861: linuxptp_project linuxptp

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42861DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42861
Published 23-09-2024Last modified 18-03-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-42861 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in linuxptp_project linuxptp. EPSS estimates a 1.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.56%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 23-09-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 18-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue in IEEE 802.1AS linuxptp v.4.2 and before allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted Pdelay_Req message to the time synchronization function

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.56%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

75%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.56% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.56%

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

Debian1 product
  • linuxptpAll versions (No fix recorded)
Linuxptp_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • linuxptpAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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