CVE-2024-42159 — Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Linux
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
OSV5.5
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.93%
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:
scsi: mpi3mr: Sanitise num_phys
Information is stored in mr_sas_port->phy_mask, values larger then size of
this field shouldn't be allowed.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9
Affected Packages9 packages
Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0