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CVE-2024-42265

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.28%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2024-08-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2024-42265
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.28%
Linux

Original NVD Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: protect the fetch of ->fd[fd] in do_dup2() from mispredictions both callers have verified that fd is not greater than ->max_fds; however, misprediction might end up with tofree = fdt->fd[fd]; being speculatively executed. That's wrong for the same reasons why it's wrong in close_fd()/file_close_fd_locked(); the same solution applies - array_index_nospec(fd, fdt->max_fds) could differ from fd only in case of speculative execution on mispredicted path.

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