High severity · published Sep 23, 2024
CVE-2024-42861
An issue in IEEE 802.1AS linuxptp v.4.2 and before allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted Pdelay_Req message to the time synchronization function
7.5
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linuxptp · Linuxptp Project
through 4.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42861
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42861
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/qiupy123/CVE-2024-42861
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