CVE-2024-42158

MEDIUMNVD 4.14.1—

4.1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

s390/pkey: Use kfree_sensitive() to fix Coccinelle warnings

Replace memzero_explicit() and kfree() with kfree_sensitive() to fix warnings reported by Coccinelle:

WARNING opportunity for kfree_sensitive/kvfree_sensitive (line 1506) WARNING opportunity for kfree_sensitive/kvfree_sensitive (line 1643) WARNING opportunity for kfree_sensitive/kvfree_sensitive (line 1770)

CVSS v3: 4.1
EG Score: 4.1(medium)
EPSS: 4.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 30, 2024

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22e6824622e8a8889df0f8fc4ed5aea0e702a694
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62151a0acde90823bdfa991d598c85cf4b1d387d
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22e6824622e8a8889df0f8fc4ed5aea0e702a694
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62151a0acde90823bdfa991d598c85cf4b1d387d

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2024-42158(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

CVE-2024-42158
Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)Medium
s390/pkey: Use kfree_sensitive() to fix Coccinelle warnings

Patch Availability(17)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	linux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.8.0-48.48) @ noble	2026-05-23	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-ibm-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1014.14) @ noble	2026-05-23	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-azure-edge (6.8.0-1017.20~22.04.1) @ jammy	2026-05-23	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-oracle-64k (6.8.0-1015.16) @ noble	2026-05-23	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (6.8.0-1017.19.1) @ noble	2026-05-23	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-raspi (6.8.0-1014.16) @ noble	2026-05-23	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-oem-24.04a (6.8.0-1016.16) @ noble	2026-05-23	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-gke (6.8.0-1013.17) @ noble	2026-05-23	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-lowlatency-hwe-24.04-edge (6.8.0-48.48.3) @ noble	2026-05-23	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-gkeop-6.8 (6.8.0-1002.4) @ noble	2026-05-23	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.127.126) @ jammy	2026-05-23	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-aws-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1073.73) @ jammy	2026-05-23	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.127.137~20.04.1) @ focal	2026-05-23	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-azure-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1078.76) @ jammy	2026-05-23	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-intel-iotg (5.15.0.1071.71) @ jammy	2026-05-23	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-azure-edge (5.15.0.1078.87~20.04.1) @ focal	2026-05-23	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-host (5.15.0-1039.43) @ jammy	2026-05-23	ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-669Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-42158?

CVE-2024-42158 is a medium vulnerability published on July 30, 2024. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/pkey: Use kfree_sensitive() to fix Coccinelle warnings Replace memzeroexplicit() and kfree() with kfreesensitive() to fix warnings reported by Coccinelle: WARNING opportunity for kfreesensitive/kvfreesensitive (line 1506)…

When was CVE-2024-42158 disclosed?

CVE-2024-42158 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 30, 2024, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2024-42158 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42158 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 4.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-42158?

CVE-2024-42158 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2024-42158?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-42158, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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