CVE-2024-35940

low-risk
Published 2024-05-19

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pstore/zone: Add a null pointer check to the psz_kmsg_read kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory which can be NULL upon failure. Ensure the allocation was successful by checking the pointer validity.

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 (2)

Affected Vendors

Debian Linux

References (13)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ff96ec22a84d80a18d7ae8ca7eb111c34ee33bb
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/635594cca59f9d7a8e96187600c34facb8bc0682
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f9f2e498eae7897ba5d3e33908917f68ff4abcc
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98bc7e26e14fbb26a6abf97603d59532475e97f8
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98e2b97acb875d65bdfc75fc408e67975cef3041
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec7256887d072f98c42cdbef4dcc80ddf84c7a70
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ff96ec22a84d80a18d7ae8ca7eb111c34ee33bb
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/635594cca59f9d7a8e96187600c34facb8bc0682
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f9f2e498eae7897ba5d3e33908917f68ff4abcc
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98bc7e26e14fbb26a6abf97603d59532475e97f8
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98e2b97acb875d65bdfc75fc408e67975cef3041
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec7256887d072f98c42cdbef4dcc80ddf84c7a70
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low