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CVE-2024-42287

8.8 · HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Complete command early within lock A crash was observed while performing NPIV and FW reset, BUG: kernel NULL p…

Published Aug 17, 2024CWE-476EPSS 0.34%

Overview

CVE-2024-42287 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 17, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: qla2xxx: Complete command early within lock

A crash was observed while performing NPIV and FW reset,

BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 000000000000001c

#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode

#PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page

PGD 0 P4D 0

Oops: 0000 1 PREEMPT_RT SMP NOPTI

RIP: 0010:dma_direct_unmap_sg+0x51/0x1e0

RSP: 0018:ffffc90026f47b88 EFLAGS: 00010246

RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000021 RCX: 0000000000000002

RDX: 0000000000000021 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff8881041130d0

RBP: ffff8881041130d0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000034

R10: ffffc90026f47c48 R11: 0000000000000031 R12: 0000000000000000

R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff8881565e4a20 R15: 0000000000000000

FS: 00007f4c69ed3d00(0000) GS:ffff889faac80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000

CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033

CR2: 000000000000001c CR3: 0000000288a50002 CR4: 00000000007706e0

DR0:

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/314efe3f87949a568f512f05df20bf47b81cf232Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/36fdc5319c4d0ec8b8938ec4769764098a246bfbRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/4475afa2646d3fec176fc4d011d3879b26cb26e3Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/57ba7563712227647f82a92547e82c96cd350553Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/814f4a53cc86f7ea8b501bfb1723f24fd29ef5eeRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/9117337b04d789bd08fdd9854a40bec2815cd3f6Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/af46649304b0c9cede4ccfc2be2561ce8ed6a2eaReflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.htmlReflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42287?

CVE-2024-42287 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 17, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-42287?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-42287?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-42287?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2024-42287 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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