CVE-2024-42156: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 4.1. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/pkey: Wipe copies of clear-key structures on failure Wipe all sensitive data from stack for all IOCTLs, which convert a clear-key into a protected- or secure-key.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 4.11, before 6.9.9 (fixed in 6.9.9)

Published 2024-07-30. Last modified 2026-06-17.