CVE-2024-42139
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Intel ICE network driver improperly handles external timestamp (extts) interrupts.
- Who is affected
- Systems using Intel ICE network adapters with external timestamp functionality.
- Urgency
- Medium priority; not currently exploited but may cause driver instability.
- Action
- Update to patched Linux kernel version when available.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.20% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 10% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- mediumCVE-2024-42139: ice: Fix improper extts handlingmsrc · 2026-08-06
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