Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-42124

medium Nessus Plugin ID 229234

Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qedf: Make qedf_execute_tmf() non-preemptible Stop calling smp_processor_id() from preemptible code in qedf_execute_tmf90. This results in BUG_ON() when running an RT kernel. [ 659.343280] BUG: using smp_processor_id() in preemptible [00000000] code: sg_reset/3646 [ 659.343282] caller is qedf_execute_tmf+0x8b/0x360 [qedf] (CVE-2024-42124)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 229234

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2024_42124.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/5/2025

Updated: 3/5/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-42124

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/30/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-42124

Detections

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