CVE-2024-42158

low-risk
Published 2024-07-30

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/pkey: Use kfree_sensitive() to fix Coccinelle warnings Replace memzero_explicit() and kfree() with kfree_sensitive() to fix warnings reported by Coccinelle: WARNING opportunity for kfree_sensitive/kvfree_sensitive (line 1506) WARNING opportunity for kfree_sensitive/kvfree_sensitive (line 1643) WARNING opportunity for kfree_sensitive/kvfree_sensitive (line 1770)

Do I need to act?

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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.1/10 Medium
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (4)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22e6824622e8a8889df0f8fc4ed5aea0e702a694
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62151a0acde90823bdfa991d598c85cf4b1d387d
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22e6824622e8a8889df0f8fc4ed5aea0e702a694
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62151a0acde90823bdfa991d598c85cf4b1d387d
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low-risk
Severity 11/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal