CVE-2024-35904: linux NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed

AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35904DEBIAN-CVE-2024-35904

Published 19-05-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-35904 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk

22/100

0100

Low · default modelHow is this calculated?

CVSS score

5.5/10

010

Medium · v3.1 (NVD)

EPSS score

0.23%

0%100%

Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog

RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

19-05-2024
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
11-05-2026
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: avoid dereference of garbage after mount failure In case kern_mount() fails and returns an error pointer return in the error branch instead of continuing and dereferencing the error pointer. While on it drop the never read static variable selinuxfs_mount.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

v3.15.5

EPSS trend

Probability

0.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

13%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.23% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026

EPSS score

0.23%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceThe product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected systems

Ubuntu118 products

linux< 5.4.0-202.222 | < 5.15.0-127.137 | < 6.8.0-38.38
linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-aws< 5.4.0-1136.146 | < 5.15.0-1073.79 | < 6.8.0-1011.12
linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)

linux-aws-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-aws-5.15< 5.15.0-1073.79~20.04.1
linux-aws-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-aws-5.3All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-aws-5.4< 5.4.0-1136.146~18.04.1
linux-aws-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-aws-6.2All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-aws-6.5All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-aws-6.8< 6.8.0-1011.12~22.04.1
linux-aws-fips< 5.4.0-1136.146+fips1 | All versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1073.79+fips1
linux-azureAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1142.149 | < 5.15.0-1078.87 | < 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-azure-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-5.15< 5.15.0-1078.87~20.04.1
linux-azure-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-5.3All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-5.4< 5.4.0-1142.149~18.04.1
linux-azure-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-6.2All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-6.5All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-6.8< 6.8.0-1010.10~22.04.1
linux-azure-edgeAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1078.87.1
linux-azure-fde-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-fde-6.2All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-fips< 5.4.0-1142.149+fips1 | All versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1078.87+fips1
linux-bluefield< 5.4.0-1096.103 | < 5.15.0-1057.59
linux-fips< 5.4.0-1110.120 | All versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-127.137+fips1
linux-gcpAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1140.149 | < 5.15.0-1072.80 | < 6.8.0-1010.11
linux-gcp-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gcp-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gcp-5.15< 5.15.0-1072.80~20.04.1
linux-gcp-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gcp-5.3All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gcp-5.4< 5.4.0-1140.149~18.04.1
linux-gcp-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gcp-6.2All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gcp-6.5All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gcp-fips< 5.4.0-1140.149+fips1 | All versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1072.80+fips1
linux-gkeAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1070.76 | < 6.8.0-1006.9
linux-gke-4.15All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gke-5.15All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gke-5.4All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gkeopAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1056.63
linux-gkeop-5.15All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gkeop-5.4All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hweAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hwe-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hwe-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hwe-5.15< 5.15.0-127.137~20.04.1
linux-hwe-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hwe-5.4< 5.4.0-202.222~18.04.1
linux-hwe-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hwe-6.2All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hwe-6.5All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hwe-edgeAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-ibm< 5.4.0-1083.88 | < 5.15.0-1066.69 | < 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-ibm-5.15< 5.15.0-1066.69~20.04.1
linux-ibm-5.4< 5.4.0-1083.88~18.04.1
linux-intel< 6.8.0-1007.14
linux-intel-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-intel-iot-realtime< 5.15.0-1066.68
linux-intel-iotg< 5.15.0-1071.77
linux-intel-iotg-5.15< 5.15.0-1071.77~20.04.1
linux-iot< 5.4.0-1045.46
linux-kvm< 5.4.0-1124.132 | < 5.15.0-1070.75
linux-lowlatency< 5.15.0-127.137 | < 6.8.0-38.38.1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15< 5.15.0-127.137~20.04.1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-nvidia< 5.15.0-1068.69 | < 6.8.0-1009.9
linux-nvidia-6.2All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-nvidia-6.5All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-nvidia-6.8< 6.8.0-1009.9~22.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra< 5.15.0-1032.32
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15< 5.15.0-1032.32~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx< 5.15.0-1020.20
linux-oemAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-5.10All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-5.14All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-5.17All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-5.6All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-6.0All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-6.1All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-6.5All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-6.8< 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-oracle< 5.4.0-1135.144 | < 5.15.0-1071.77 | < 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-oracle-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oracle-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oracle-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oracle-5.15< 5.15.0-1071.77~20.04.1
linux-oracle-5.3All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oracle-5.4< 5.4.0-1135.144~18.04.1
linux-oracle-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oracle-6.5All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oracle-6.8< 6.8.0-1008.8~22.04.1
linux-raspi< 5.4.0-1120.132 | < 5.15.0-1066.69 | < 6.8.0-1007.7
linux-raspi-5.4< 5.4.0-1120.132~18.04.1
linux-raspi-realtime< 6.8.0-2006.6
linux-raspi2All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-realtimeAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1074.82 | < 6.8.1-1004.4
linux-riscvAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-38.38.1
linux-riscv-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-riscv-5.15< 5.15.0-1069.73~20.04.1
linux-riscv-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-riscv-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-riscv-6.5All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-starfive-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-starfive-6.2All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-starfive-6.5All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-xilinx-zynqmp< 5.4.0-1055.59 | < 5.15.0-1039.43

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Linux2 products

linux≥ 0619f0f5e36f12e100ef294f5980cfe7c93ff23e, < 477ed6789eb9f3f4d3568bb977f90c863c12724e | ≥ 0619f0f5e36f12e100ef294f5980cfe7c93ff23e, < 68784a5d01b8868ff85a7926676b6729715fff3c | ≥ 0619f0f5e36f12e100ef294f5980cfe7c93ff23e, < 37801a36b4d68892ce807264f784d818f8d0d39b | 4.17
linux_kernel≥ 4.17, < 6.6.26 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.8.5 | 6.9:rc1 | 6.9:rc2

Debian1 product

linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.9-1

3 vendors · 121 products

References

27 links

git.kernel.org/stable/c/477ed6789eb9f3f4d3568bb977f90c863c12724eREPORTPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/68784a5d01b8868ff85a7926676b6729715fff3cREPORTPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/37801a36b4d68892ce807264f784d818f8d0d39bREPORTPatch
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/30/2X TransferredMailing List
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/30/1X TransferredMailing List
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-35904REPORT
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35904REPORT
git.kernel.org/linus/37801a36b4d68892ce807264f784d818f8d0d39bREPORT
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6893-1Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6893-2Advisory

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ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6893-3Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6918-1Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7159-1Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7159-2Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7166-1Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7166-2Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7159-3Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7159-4Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7166-3Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7159-5Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7186-1Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7186-2Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7194-1Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7195-1Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7195-2Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7166-4Advisory
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-35904Advisory

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