Siemens SCALANCE and RUGGEDCOM Devices Use of Uninitialized Variable (CVE-2024-42161)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 503142

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Avoid uninitialized value in BPF_CORE_READ_BITFIELD.

This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for more information.

Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 503142

File Name: tenable_ot_siemens_CVE-2024-42161.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 3/17/2025

Updated: 10/20/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.5

Percentile: 57.18

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rst2428p_firmware:3.1, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xch-300_series_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xcm-300_series_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xrh-300_series_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xrm-300_series_firmware

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-42161

CWE: 457

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