Vulnerability · Published Sep 23, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-42861
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the linuxptp package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
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
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linuxptp | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42861 |
| Debian:13 | linuxptp | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42861 |
| Debian:14 | linuxptp | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42861 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linuxptp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42861 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linuxptp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42861 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linuxptp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42861 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | linuxptp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42861 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | linuxptp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42861 |