A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.41/6.9.10 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function folio_try_get_rcu in the library include/linux/page_ref.h. The manipulation leads to stack-based buffer overflow.

This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-42251. The attack needs to be done within the local network. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.