CVE-2024-42068: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Take return from set_memory_ro() into account with bpf_prog_lock_ro() set_memory_ro() can fail, leaving memory unprotected. Check its return and take it into account as an error.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: before 5.15.162 (fixed in 5.15.162); from 5.16, before 6.1.97 (fixed in 6.1.97); from 6.2, before 6.6.37 (fixed in 6.6.37); from 6.7, before 6.9.8 (fixed in 6.9.8)

Published 2024-07-29. Last modified 2026-08-04.