CVE-2024-42162

HIGH

Linux Kernel < 6.9.9 - Improper Condition Check

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gve: Account for stopped queues when reading NIC stats We now account for the fact that the NIC might send us stats for a subset of queues. Without this change, gve_get_ethtool_stats might make an invalid access on the priv->stats_report->stats array.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 6.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-754
Status published
Products (2)
linux/Kernel 5.10.0 - 6.9.9linux
linux/linux_kernel 5.3 - 6.9.9
Published Jul 30, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026