🛡️ CVE-2024-47742 on Ubuntu — linux

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV

N/A

CVSS Score

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware_loader: Block path traversal Most firmware names are hardcoded strings, or are constructed from fairly constrained format strings where the dynamic parts are just some hex numbers or such. However, there are a couple codepaths in the kernel where firmware file names contain string components that are passed through from a device or semi-privileged userspace; the ones I could find (not counting interfaces that require root privileges) are: - lpfc_sli4_request_firmware_update() seems to construct the firmware filename from "ModelName", a string that was previously parsed out of some descriptor ("Vital Product Data") in lpfc_fill_vpd() - nfp_net_fw_find() seems to construct a firmware filename from a model name coming from nfp_hwinfo_lookup(pf->hwinfo, "nffw.partno"), which I think parses some descriptor that was read from the device. (But this case likely isn't exploitable because the format string looks like "netronome/nic_%s", and there shouldn't be any *folders* starting with "netronome/nic_". The previous case was different because there, the "%s" is *at the start* of the format string.) - module_flash_fw_schedule() is reachable from the ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_FW_FLASH_ACT netlink command, which is marked as GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM (meaning CAP_NET_ADMIN inside a user namespace is enough to pass the privilege check), and takes a userspace-provided firmware name. (But I think to reach this case, you need to have CAP_NET_ADMIN over a network namespace that a special kind of ethernet device is mapped into, so I think this is not a viable attack path in practice.) Fix it by rejecting any firmware names containing ".." path components. For what it's worth, I went looking and haven't found any USB device drivers that use the firmware loader dangerously.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2024-47742 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package linux. The fix is available in version 6.8.0-54.56; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47742 is classified as CWE-22: Path Traversal. A file path built from user input is not confined to the intended directory, letting an attacker reach files elsewhere on the filesystem.

Affected software

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47742 is recorded against 134 packages.

linux (fixed in 6.8.0-54.56)
linux-allwinner-5.19
linux-aws (fixed in 6.8.0-1023.25)
linux-aws-5.0
linux-aws-5.11
linux-aws-5.13
linux-aws-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1073.79~20.04.1)
linux-aws-5.19
linux-aws-5.3
linux-aws-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1142.152~18.04.1)
linux-aws-5.8
linux-aws-6.2
linux-aws-6.5
linux-aws-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1023.25~22.04.1)
linux-aws-fips (fixed in 5.15.0-1073.79+fips1)
linux-aws-hwe
linux-azure (fixed in 6.8.0-1025.30)
linux-azure-4.15
linux-azure-5.11
linux-azure-5.13
linux-azure-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1078.87~20.04.1)
linux-azure-5.19
linux-azure-5.3
linux-azure-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1145.152~18.04.1)

Show the remaining 110 packages

linux-azure-5.8
linux-azure-6.11 (fixed in 6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1)
linux-azure-6.2
linux-azure-6.5
linux-azure-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1025.30~22.04.1)
linux-azure-edge
linux-azure-fde
linux-azure-fde-5.19
linux-azure-fde-6.2
linux-azure-fips (fixed in 5.15.0-1078.87+fips1)
linux-azure-nvidia (fixed in 6.8.0-1014.15)
linux-bluefield
linux-fips (fixed in 6.8.0-78.78+fips1)
linux-gcp (fixed in 6.8.0-1024.26)
linux-gcp-4.15
linux-gcp-5.11
linux-gcp-5.13
linux-gcp-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1072.80~20.04.1)
linux-gcp-5.19
linux-gcp-5.3
linux-gcp-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1143.152~18.04.1)
linux-gcp-5.8
linux-gcp-6.11 (fixed in 6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1)
linux-gcp-6.2
linux-gcp-6.5
linux-gcp-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1024.26~22.04.1)
linux-gcp-fips (fixed in 5.15.0-1072.80+fips1)
linux-gke (fixed in 6.8.0-1019.23)
linux-gke-4.15
linux-gke-5.15
linux-gke-5.4
linux-gkeop (fixed in 6.8.0-1006.8)
linux-gkeop-5.15
linux-gkeop-5.4
linux-hwe
linux-hwe-5.11
linux-hwe-5.13
linux-hwe-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-127.137~20.04.1)
linux-hwe-5.19
linux-hwe-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-208.228~18.04.1)
linux-hwe-5.8
linux-hwe-6.2
linux-hwe-6.5
linux-hwe-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-57.59~22.04.1)
linux-hwe-edge
linux-ibm (fixed in 6.8.0-1022.22)
linux-ibm-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1066.69~20.04.1)
linux-ibm-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1086.91~18.04.1)
linux-ibm-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1023.23~22.04.1)
linux-intel-5.13
linux-intel-iot-realtime (fixed in 5.15.0-1066.68)
linux-intel-iotg (fixed in 5.15.0-1071.77)
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1071.77~20.04.1)
linux-iot (fixed in 5.4.0-1048.51)
linux-kvm (fixed in 5.15.0-1070.75)
linux-lowlatency (fixed in 6.8.0-54.56.1)
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-127.137~20.04.1)
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-54.56.1~22.04.1)
linux-lts-xenial
linux-nvidia (fixed in 6.8.0-1022.25)
linux-nvidia-6.11 (fixed in 6.11.0-1007.7)
linux-nvidia-6.2
linux-nvidia-6.5
linux-nvidia-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1022.25~22.04.2)
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (fixed in 6.8.0-1022.25.2)
linux-nvidia-tegra (fixed in 5.15.0-1032.32)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1032.32~20.04.1)
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (fixed in 5.15.0-1020.20)
linux-oem
linux-oem-5.10
linux-oem-5.13
linux-oem-5.14
linux-oem-5.17
linux-oem-5.6
linux-oem-6.0
linux-oem-6.1
linux-oem-6.11 (fixed in 6.11.0-1015.15)
linux-oem-6.5
linux-oem-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1024.24)
linux-oracle (fixed in 6.8.0-1020.21)
linux-oracle-5.0
linux-oracle-5.11
linux-oracle-5.13
linux-oracle-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1071.77~20.04.1)
linux-oracle-5.3
linux-oracle-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1138.147~18.04.1)
linux-oracle-5.8
linux-oracle-6.5
linux-oracle-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1020.21~22.04.1)
linux-raspi (fixed in 6.8.0-1019.23)
linux-raspi-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1129.142~18.04.1)
linux-raspi-realtime (fixed in 6.8.0-2018.19)
linux-raspi2
linux-realtime (fixed in 6.8.1-1016.17)
linux-realtime-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.1-1016.17~22.04.1)
linux-riscv (fixed in 6.8.0-53.55.1)
linux-riscv-5.11
linux-riscv-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1069.73~20.04.1)
linux-riscv-5.19
linux-riscv-5.8
linux-riscv-6.5
linux-riscv-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-53.55.1~22.04.1)
linux-starfive-5.19
linux-starfive-6.2
linux-starfive-6.5
linux-xilinx (fixed in 6.8.0-1017.18)
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (fixed in 5.15.0-1039.43)

Timeline and source

Published on 21 October 2024 and last revised on 19 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

Other advisories for this package

linux has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4994 (published 30 Jul 2026)
CVE-2026-35233 (4.4 Medium, published 1 May 2026)
CVE-2026-21996 (3.3 Low, published 1 May 2026)
CVE-2026-21991 (5.5 Medium, published 16 Mar 2026)
CGA-mcwh-q4vm-9f29 (published 29 Jan 2026)
CGA-w6xv-3fg4-grm5 (published 29 Jan 2026)
CGA-53xq-6pp4-5v7f (published 7 Jan 2026)
CGA-g2p8-xhwc-x7hp (published 7 Jan 2026)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-22: Path Traversal) in other software:

CVE-2016-1000305 (published 31 Jul 2026)
CVE-2022-47951 (5.7 Medium, published 13 Jul 2026)
CVE-2022-39210 (5.0 Medium, published 12 Jul 2026)
CVE-2023-0241 (6.5 Medium, published 7 Jul 2026)
CVE-2023-51232 (7.5 High, published 7 Jul 2026)
CVE-2023-47890 (8.8 High, published 7 Jul 2026)
CVE-2022-4510 (8.0 High, published 7 Jul 2026)
CVE-2023-32309 (8.0 High, published 7 Jul 2026)

CVE-2024-47742 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

BellSoft — BELL-CVE-2024-47742 Base record — CVE-2024-47742 Debian — DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47742

Details

Severity Unknown

CVSS Score N/A

CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE N/A

Public Exploit ✅ No

Source OSV

Published 2024-10-21

Updated 2026-08-20

Modified 2026-08-19

Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software	From version	Fixed in
linux	—	6.8.0-54.56
linux-allwinner-5.19	—	—
linux-aws	—	6.8.0-1023.25
linux-aws-5.0	—	—
linux-aws-5.11	—	—
linux-aws-5.13	—	—
linux-aws-5.15	—	5.15.0-1073.79~20.04.1
linux-aws-5.19	—	—
linux-aws-5.3	—	—
linux-aws-5.4	—	5.4.0-1142.152~18.04.1
linux-aws-5.8	—	—
linux-aws-6.2	—	—
linux-aws-6.5	—	—
linux-aws-6.8	—	6.8.0-1023.25~22.04.1
linux-aws-fips	—	5.15.0-1073.79+fips1
linux-aws-hwe	—	—
linux-azure	—	6.8.0-1025.30
linux-azure-4.15	—	—
linux-azure-5.11	—	—
linux-azure-5.13	—	—
linux-azure-5.15	—	5.15.0-1078.87~20.04.1
linux-azure-5.19	—	—
linux-azure-5.3	—	—
linux-azure-5.4	—	5.4.0-1145.152~18.04.1
linux-azure-5.8	—	—
linux-azure-6.11	—	6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1
linux-azure-6.2	—	—
linux-azure-6.5	—	—
linux-azure-6.8	—	6.8.0-1025.30~22.04.1
linux-azure-edge	—	—
linux-azure-fde	—	—
linux-azure-fde-5.19	—	—
linux-azure-fde-6.2	—	—
linux-azure-fips	—	5.15.0-1078.87+fips1
linux-azure-nvidia	—	6.8.0-1014.15
linux-bluefield	—	—
linux-fips	—	6.8.0-78.78+fips1
linux-gcp	—	6.8.0-1024.26
linux-gcp-4.15	—	—
linux-gcp-5.11	—	—
linux-gcp-5.13	—	—
linux-gcp-5.15	—	5.15.0-1072.80~20.04.1
linux-gcp-5.19	—	—
linux-gcp-5.3	—	—
linux-gcp-5.4	—	5.4.0-1143.152~18.04.1
linux-gcp-5.8	—	—
linux-gcp-6.11	—	6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1
linux-gcp-6.2	—	—
linux-gcp-6.5	—	—
linux-gcp-6.8	—	6.8.0-1024.26~22.04.1
linux-gcp-fips	—	5.15.0-1072.80+fips1
linux-gke	—	6.8.0-1019.23
linux-gke-4.15	—	—
linux-gke-5.15	—	—
linux-gke-5.4	—	—
linux-gkeop	—	6.8.0-1006.8
linux-gkeop-5.15	—	—
linux-gkeop-5.4	—	—
linux-hwe	—	—
linux-hwe-5.11	—	—
linux-hwe-5.13	—	—
linux-hwe-5.15	—	5.15.0-127.137~20.04.1
linux-hwe-5.19	—	—
linux-hwe-5.4	—	5.4.0-208.228~18.04.1
linux-hwe-5.8	—	—
linux-hwe-6.2	—	—
linux-hwe-6.5	—	—
linux-hwe-6.8	—	6.8.0-57.59~22.04.1
linux-hwe-edge	—	—
linux-ibm	—	6.8.0-1022.22
linux-ibm-5.15	—	5.15.0-1066.69~20.04.1
linux-ibm-5.4	—	5.4.0-1086.91~18.04.1
linux-ibm-6.8	—	6.8.0-1023.23~22.04.1
linux-intel-5.13	—	—
linux-intel-iot-realtime	—	5.15.0-1066.68
linux-intel-iotg	—	5.15.0-1071.77
linux-intel-iotg-5.15	—	5.15.0-1071.77~20.04.1
linux-iot	—	5.4.0-1048.51
linux-kvm	—	5.15.0-1070.75
linux-lowlatency	—	6.8.0-54.56.1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15	—	5.15.0-127.137~20.04.1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19	—	—
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2	—	—
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5	—	—
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8	—	6.8.0-54.56.1~22.04.1
linux-lts-xenial	—	—
linux-nvidia	—	6.8.0-1022.25
linux-nvidia-6.11	—	6.11.0-1007.7
linux-nvidia-6.2	—	—
linux-nvidia-6.5	—	—
linux-nvidia-6.8	—	6.8.0-1022.25~22.04.2
linux-nvidia-lowlatency	—	6.8.0-1022.25.2
linux-nvidia-tegra	—	5.15.0-1032.32
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15	—	5.15.0-1032.32~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx	—	5.15.0-1020.20
linux-oem	—	—
linux-oem-5.10	—	—
linux-oem-5.13	—	—
linux-oem-5.14	—	—
linux-oem-5.17	—	—
linux-oem-5.6	—	—
linux-oem-6.0	—	—
linux-oem-6.1	—	—
linux-oem-6.11	—	6.11.0-1015.15
linux-oem-6.5	—	—
linux-oem-6.8	—	6.8.0-1024.24
linux-oracle	—	6.8.0-1020.21
linux-oracle-5.0	—	—
linux-oracle-5.11	—	—
linux-oracle-5.13	—	—
linux-oracle-5.15	—	5.15.0-1071.77~20.04.1
linux-oracle-5.3	—	—
linux-oracle-5.4	—	5.4.0-1138.147~18.04.1
linux-oracle-5.8	—	—
linux-oracle-6.5	—	—
linux-oracle-6.8	—	6.8.0-1020.21~22.04.1
linux-raspi	—	6.8.0-1019.23
linux-raspi-5.4	—	5.4.0-1129.142~18.04.1
linux-raspi-realtime	—	6.8.0-2018.19
linux-raspi2	—	—
linux-realtime	—	6.8.1-1016.17
linux-realtime-6.8	—	6.8.1-1016.17~22.04.1
linux-riscv	—	6.8.0-53.55.1
linux-riscv-5.11	—	—
linux-riscv-5.15	—	5.15.0-1069.73~20.04.1
linux-riscv-5.19	—	—
linux-riscv-5.8	—	—
linux-riscv-6.5	—	—
linux-riscv-6.8	—	6.8.0-53.55.1~22.04.1
linux-starfive-5.19	—	—
linux-starfive-6.2	—	—
linux-starfive-6.5	—	—
linux-xilinx	—	6.8.0-1017.18
linux-xilinx-zynqmp	—	5.15.0-1039.43

References

REPORT https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-47742

REPORT https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47742

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/linus/f0e5311aa8022107d63c54e2f03684ec097d1394

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c30558e6c5c9ad6c86459d9acce1520ceeab9ea6

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a77fc4acfd49fc6076e565445b2bc5fdc3244da4

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d2411f4edcb649eaf232160db459bb4770b5251

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7420c1bf7fc784e587b87329cc6dfa3dca537aa4

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28f1cd94d3f1092728fb775a0fe26c5f1ac2ebeb

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c4e13fdfcab34811c3143a0a03c05fec4e870ec

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0e5311aa8022107d63c54e2f03684ec097d1394

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7166-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7166-2

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7166-3

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7186-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7186-2

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7194-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7166-4

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7276-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7277-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7293-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7294-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7295-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7301-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7303-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7304-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7294-2

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7294-3

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7303-2

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7310-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7311-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7303-3

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7294-4

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7384-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7385-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7386-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7393-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7384-2

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7401-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7403-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7413-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7468-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7539-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7540-1

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