CVE-2024-35946: linux NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35946DEBIAN-CVE-2024-35946
Published 19-05-2024Last modified 11-05-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-35946 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 15 · Related 11Timeline
- 19-05-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw89: fix null pointer access when abort scan During cancel scan we might use vif that weren't scanning. Fix this by using the actual scanning vif.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 6.0Preferred score · OSV · Ubuntu (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NSourcesSingle source
Medium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- 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
EPSS trend
Probability
0.21%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
11%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.21% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.21%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu111 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-38.38
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-1011.12
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ e3ec7017f6a20d12ddd9fe23d345ebb7b8c104dd, < b34d64e9aa5505e3c84570aed5c757f1839573e8 | ≥ e3ec7017f6a20d12ddd9fe23d345ebb7b8c104dd, < 4f11c741908dab7dd48fa5a986b210d4fc74ca8d | ≥ e3ec7017f6a20d12ddd9fe23d345ebb7b8c104dd, < 7e11a2966f51695c0af0b1f976a32d64dee243b2 | 5.16
- linux_kernel< 6.6.27 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.8.6
Debian1 product
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.9-1
3 vendors · 114 products
