CVE-2024-42291: Linux kernel · ice: Add a per-VF limit on number of FDIR filters
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium · fixed in 5.15.0-1080.87~20.04.1 : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 23:28 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 5.15.0-1080.87~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1081.90~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1077.86~20.04.1 +53
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 17 Aug 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Patches and advisories
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7154-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7155-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7156-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7154-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7196-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7288-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7289-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7291-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7288-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7289-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7289-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7305-1 (opens in a new tab)
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-azurepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gcppkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gcp?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gkepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gke?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gkeoppkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gkeop?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: Add a per-VF limit on number of FDIR filters While the iavf driver adds a s/w limit (128) on the number of FDIR filters that the VF can request, a malicious VF driver can request more than that and exhaust the resources for other VFs. Add a similar limit in ice.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-42291 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42291 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/linus/6ebbe97a488179f5dc85f2f1e0c89b486e99ee97 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e02cd98a6e24389d476e28436d41e620ed8e559 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d62389073a5b937413e2d1bc1da06ccff5103c0c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/292081c4e7f575a79017d5cbe1a0ec042783976f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ebbe97a488179f5dc85f2f1e0c89b486e99ee97 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7154-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7155-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7156-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7154-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7196-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7288-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7289-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7291-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7288-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7289-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7289-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7305-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7289-4 (opens in a new tab)