CVE-2024-35859: linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-35859 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 5Timeline
- 17-05-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: fix module reference leakage from bdev_open_by_dev error path At the time bdev_may_open() is called, module reference is grabbed already, hence module reference should be released if bdev_may_open() failed. This problem is found by code review.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.21%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
10%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.21% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu82 products
- linux< 6.8.0-40.40
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 6.8.0-1013.14
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ ed5cc702d311c14b653323d76062b0294effa66e, < 0e9327c67410b129bf85e5c3a5aaea518328636f | ≥ ed5cc702d311c14b653323d76062b0294effa66e, < 9617cd6f24b294552a817f80f5225431ef67b540 | 6.8
- linux_kernel≥ 6.8, < 6.8.9 | 6.9:rc1 | 6.9:rc2 | 6.9:rc3 | 6.9:rc4 | 6.9:rc5
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.8.9-1
3 vendors · 85 products
