CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-42139

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.32%

25th percentile - higher than 25% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability in improper extts handling in the ice driver was resolved. If the driver is removed while the ts2phc application is running, a specific extts event remains enabled and can cause a kernel crash.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability could lead to a kernel crash in scenarios of removing and reloading the ice driver, causing denial of service.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix. Avoid removing the ice driver while PTP applications are running.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: Fix improper extts handling Extts events are disabled and enabled by the application ts2phc. However, in case where the driver is removed when the application is running, a specific extts event remains enabled and can cause a kernel crash. As a side effect, when the driver is reloaded and application is started again, remaining extts event for the channel from a previous run will keep firing and the message "extts on unexpected channel" might be printed to the user. To avoid that, extts events shall be disabled when PTP is released.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS