Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,6.10)
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.04% (6th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-7675669
- published 11 Aug 2024
- disclosed 8 Aug 2024
- credit Unknown
Introduced: 8 Aug 2024
CVE-2024-42251 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 6.10 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions through the try_get_folio function. An attacker can cause a system crash by triggering a kernel bug.