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CVE-2024-42286

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-08-17
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 4.19.320 / 5.4.282 or later.
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: validate nvme_local_port correctly The driver load failed with error message, qla2xxx [0000:04:00.0]-ffff:0: register_localport failed: ret=ffffffef and with a kernel crash, BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000070 Workqueue: events_unbound qla_register_fcport_fn [qla2xxx] RIP: 0010:nvme_fc_register_remoteport+0x16/0x430 [nvme_fc] RSP: 0018:ffffaaa040eb3d98 EFLAGS: 00010282 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff9dfb46b78c00 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: ffff9dfb46b78da8 RSI: ffffaaa040eb3e08 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ffff9dfb612a0a58 R08: ffffffffaf1d6270 R09: 3a34303a30303030 R10: 34303a303030305b R11: 2078787832616c71 R12: ffff9dfb46b78dd4 R13: ffff9dfb46b78c24 R14: ffff9dfb41525300 R15: ffff9dfb46b78da8 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff9dfc67c00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000000000070 CR3: 000000018da10004 CR4: 00000000000206f0 Call Trace: qla_nvme_register_remote+0xeb/0x1f0 [qla2xxx] ? qla2x00_dfs_create_rport+0x231/0x270 [qla2xxx] qla2x00_update_fcport+0x2a1/0x3c0 [qla2xxx] qla_register_fcport_fn+0x54/0xc0 [qla2xxx] Exit the qla_nvme_register_remote() function when qla_nvme_register_hba() fails and correctly validate nvme_local_port.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-476

The code follows a pointer that is null, crashing the process. An attacker who can reliably trigger it turns the crash into a denial of service. The fix is checking for null before use and handling the failure path gracefully.

General guidance for the null pointer dereference class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Linux KernelOperating system
Affected:< 4.19.320>= 4.20, < 5.4.282>= 5.5, < 5.10.224>= 5.11, < 5.15.165>= 5.16, < 6.1.103>= 6.2, < 6.6.44>= 6.7, < 6.10.3

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 4.19.320 / 5.4.282 / 5.10.224 or later
Fixed in 4.19.3205.4.2825.10.224
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Linux kernel 5.15.165 or later (or 5.10.224, 5.4.282, or 4.19.320 depending on distribution support)

  1. 1. Identify the current running kernel version using 'uname -r'
  2. 2. Check if the current kernel version is affected (versions before 4.19.320, 5.4.282, 5.10.224, or 5.15.165)
  3. 3. Update the system package repository to fetch the latest available kernel packages
  4. 4. Install a fixed kernel version (5.15.165 or later, 5.10.224 or later, 5.4.282 or later, or 4.19.320 or later depending on your distribution's kernel schedule)
  5. 5. Reboot the system to load the updated kernel
  6. 6. Verify the new kernel version is running with 'uname -r' and confirm it includes the fix from commit 3eac973eb5cb2b874b3918f924798afc5affd46b
Caveat Kernel upgrades may require driver recompilation for third-party modules; ensure compatible firmware and bootloader configuration

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