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cve 2024 42082

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CVE-2024-42082 is a Linux kernel vulnerability in the XDP (eXpress Data Path) memory-registration path. Discovered via syzkaller, it involves a kernel WARN() in the function __xdp_reg_mem_model() that could be triggered to cause a local denial-of-service condition. The fix removes the problematic WARN() call, and the patch has been applied across multiple stable kernel trees. This tag covers discussions about the vulnerability, its impact on system stability, and the upstream patch that addresses it. While the vulnerability is in the Linux kernel, it is relevant to Windows users running virtual machines or WSL that rely on a stable kernel.
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    Linux Kernel XDP Memory Fix Cuts Local DoS CVE-2024-42082

    The Linux kernel received a small but significant cleanup in the XDP memory-registration path: maintainers removed a kernel WARN() from the function __xdp_reg_mem_model(), a change tracked as CVE-2024-42082 that was prompted by a syzkaller discovery and landed across several stable trees to...
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