CVE-2024-42142 — Missing Initialization of a Variable in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 95.34%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJul 30
Latest updateDec 12
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/mlx5: E-switch, Create ingress ACL when needed
Currently, ingress acl is used for three features. It is created only
when vport metadata match and prio tag are enabled. But active-backup
lag mode also uses it. It is independent of vport metadata match and
prio tag. And vport metadata match can be disabled using the
following devlink command:
# devlink dev param set pci/0000:08:00.0 name esw_port_metadata \
value false cmo…
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages6 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linux1749c4c51c16e3e078faae0a876d01bafb187a74 — bc3ff8d3c05044de57865ebbb78cca8f7da3e595+4