---
id: CVE-2024-42259
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  drm/i915/gem: Fix Virtual Memory mapping boundaries calculation

  Calculating the size of the mapped area as the lesser value
  between the requested size and the actual s…
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  drm/i915/gem: Fix Virtual Memory mapping boundaries calculation

  Calculating the size of the mapped area as the lesser value
  between the requested size and the actual s…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-131
vendor: linux
product: linux_kernel
affected:
  - 'linux_kernel >= 4.9, < 4.19.320'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.282'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.224'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.165'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.106'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.46'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.10.5'
patched:
  - linux_kernel 6.10.5
published: '2024-08-14'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T01:18:44.590'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42259'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e06073d24807f04b4694108a8474decb7b99e60'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b09513ce93b3dcb590baaaff2ce96f2d098312d'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50111a8098fb9ade621eeff82228a997d42732ab'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bdd9ef7e9b1b2a73e394712b72b22055e0e26c3'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/911f8055f175c82775d0fd8cedcd0b75413f4ba7'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a256d019eaf044864c7e50312f0a65b323c24f39'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8a68aa842d3f8dd04a46b9d632e5f67fde1da9b'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ead9289a51ea82eb5b27029fcf4c34b2dd60cf06'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://project-zero.issues.chromium.org/issues/42451707'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00265
epssPercentile: 0.18286
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T03:30:12.731Z'
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2024-09-10T16:12:50.301256Z'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/i915/gem: Fix Virtual Memory mapping boundaries calculation

Calculating the size of the mapped area as the lesser value
between the requested size and the actual size does not consider
the partial mapping offset. This can cause page fault access.

Fix the calculation of the starting and ending addresses, the
total size is now deduced from the difference between the end and
start addresses.

Additionally, the calculations have been rewritten in a clearer
and more understandable form.

[Joonas: Add Requires: tag]
Requires: 60a2066c5005 ("drm/i915/gem: Adjust vma offset for framebuffer mmap offset")
(cherry picked from commit 97b6784753da06d9d40232328efc5c5367e53417)

## Affected

- `linux_kernel >= 4.9, < 4.19.320`
- `linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.282`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.224`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.165`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.106`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.46`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.10.5`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 6.10.5`