CVE-2024-35800

low-risk
Published 2024-05-17

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: efi: fix panic in kdump kernel Check if get_next_variable() is actually valid pointer before calling it. In kdump kernel this method is set to NULL that causes panic during the kexec-ed kernel boot. Tested with QEMU and OVMF firmware.

Do I need to act?

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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (10)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/090d2b4515ade379cd592fbc8931344945978210
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62b71cd73d41ddac6b1760402bbe8c4932e23531
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7784135f134c13af17d9ffb39a57db8500bc60ff
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9114ba9987506bcfbb454f6e68558d68cb1abbde
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9d103aca85f082a343b222493f3cab1219aaaf4
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/090d2b4515ade379cd592fbc8931344945978210
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62b71cd73d41ddac6b1760402bbe8c4932e23531
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7784135f134c13af17d9ffb39a57db8500bc60ff
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9114ba9987506bcfbb454f6e68558d68cb1abbde
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9d103aca85f082a343b222493f3cab1219aaaf4
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal