CVE-2024-42110 is a medium-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ntb_netdev module, affecting versions using idxd (DSA) dmaengine. It stems from an incorrect network packet reception function call (__netif_rx instead of netif_rx) within a non-interrupt context, leading to a kernel bug (BUG: using smp_processor_id() in preemptible code). This local vulnerability (AV:L) requires low privileges (PR:L) and low attack complexity (AC:L), potentially causing a denial of service (A:H) due to system instability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.9, < 6.1.98CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.2, < 6.6.39CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.7, < 6.9.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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