CVE-2024-42092: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: davinci: Validate the obtained number of IRQs Value of pdata->gpio_unbanked is taken from Device Tree. In case of broken DT due to any error this value can be any. Without this value validation there can be out of chips->irqs array boundaries access in davinci_gpio_probe(). Validate the obtained nirq value so that it won't exceed the maximum number of IRQs per bank. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 4.19, before 4.19.317 (fixed in 4.19.317); from 4.20, before 5.4.279 (fixed in 5.4.279); from 5.5, before 5.10.221 (fixed in 5.10.221); from 5.11, 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); …

Published 2024-07-29. Last modified 2026-06-17.