PT-2024-29732 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4

Sourabh Jain · Published 2024-06-25 · Updated 2025-10-03 · CVE-2024-42078

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the nfsd info.mutex, which can be dereferenced by svc pool stats start() immediately after a new netns is created, potentially triggering an oops. The resolution involves initialising nfsd info.mutex earlier to prevent this issue.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Improper Initialization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-457

CWE-665

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_12746

ALSA-2025_12752

ALSA-2025_12753

ALSA-2025_16880

ALT-PU-2024-10855

ALT-PU-2025-12647

AZL-47133

AZL-47198

BDU:2025-02992

CVE-2024-42078

INFSA-2024_9315

RHSA-2024:9315

RHSA-2024_9315

USN-6999-1

USN-6999-2

USN-7004-1

USN-7005-1

USN-7005-2

USN-7008-1

USN-7029-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

Ubuntu

References · 264

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/42xxx/CVE-2024-42078.json · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-40957 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7004-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-40984 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6999-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6999-2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-40973 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-39488 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-41002 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-40906 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-38628 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-34027 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-7004-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-23848 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0011bca603c101f2a3c007bdb77f7006fa78fb1 · Patch