CVE-2024-42158
mediumpriority · track · 16EPSS 0.002 · 8 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-25
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)
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.8–4.1
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (46)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Management Centerall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:dell:powerprotect_data_domain_management_center:-
- NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphereall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:for_vmware_vsphere
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-1722Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten AngriffDeutsch2024-07-29csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-42158/cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22e6824622e8a8889df0f8fc4ed5aea0e702a694cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62151a0acde90823bdfa991d598c85cf4b1d387dcnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22e6824622e8a8889df0f8fc4ed5aea0e702a694enisa_euvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62151a0acde90823bdfa991d598c85cf4b1d387denisa_euvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22e6824622e8a8889df0f8fc4ed5aea0e702a694Patchnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62151a0acde90823bdfa991d598c85cf4b1d387dPatchnvd
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