# CVE-2024-42107: ice: Don't process extts if PTP is disabled

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.9.9
- Published: 2024-07-30 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.14
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.14.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.9.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: Don't process extts if PTP is disabled The ice_ptp_extts_event() function can race with ice_ptp_release() and result in a NULL pointer dereference which leads to a kernel panic. Panic occurs because the ice_ptp_extts_event() function calls ptp_clock_event() with a NULL pointer. The ice driver has already released the PTP clock by the time the interrupt for the next external timestamp event occurs. To fix this, modify the ice_ptp_extts_event() function to check the PTP state and bail early if PTP is not ready.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ab26aeec3de0a677e02d6bc4dc85d49cd1ec4ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9aa83a5eb013f8aff20e701aa25ba6b0eaad0b65
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c4e524811918600683b1ea87a5e0fc2db64fa9b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/996422e3230e41468f652d754fefd1bdbcd4604e

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