5.5

CVE-2024-35983: linux

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35983DEBIAN-CVE-2024-35983
Published 20-05-2024Last modified 15-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-35983 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.5% 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
0.24%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 5
DLA-3842-1MGASA-2024-0263MGASA-2024-0266RHSA-2024:9315USN-6949-1USN-6949-2

Timeline

  1. 20-05-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bounds: Use the right number of bits for power-of-two CONFIG_NR_CPUS bits_per() rounds up to the next power of two when passed a power of two. This causes crashes on some machines and configurations.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

14%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.24% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.24%

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

No 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≥ d6077e0d38b4953c863d0db4a5b3f41d21e0d546, < d34a516f2635090d36a306f84573e8de3d7374ce | ≥ 83a2275f9d3230c761014b1467888b1ef469be74, < 66297b2ceda841f809637731d287bda3a93b49d8 | ≥ d2a7a81088c6abe778b0a93a7eeb79487a943818, < 93ba36238db6a74a82feb3dc476e25ea424ad630 | ≥ 428ca0000f0abd5c99354c52a36becf2b815ca21, < 9b7c5004d7c5ae062134052a85290869a015814c | ≥ b46c822f8b555b9513df44047b0e72c06720df62, < 15aa09d6d84629eb5296de30ac0aa19a33512f16 | ≥ cf778fff03be1ee88c49b72959650147573c3301, < ebfe41889b762f1933c6762f6624b9724a25bee0 | ≥ f2d5dcb48f7ba9e3ff249d58fc1fa963d374e66a, < 5af385f5f4cddf908f663974847a4083b2ff2c79 | b2e1b090a590d41abe647eadb6bf2a5dc47b63ab | ≥ 6.7.12, < 6.8 | ≥ 5.4.274, < 5.4.275 | ≥ 5.10.215, < 5.10.216 | ≥ 5.15.154, < 5.15.158 | ≥ 6.1.84, < 6.1.90 | ≥ 6.6.24, < 6.6.30 | ≥ 6.8.3, < 6.8.9
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.4.274, < 5.4.275 | ≥ 5.10.215, < 5.10.216 | ≥ 5.15.154, < 5.15.158 | ≥ 6.1.84, < 6.1.90 | ≥ 6.6.24, < 6.6.30 | ≥ 6.7.12, < 6.8 | ≥ 6.8.3, < 6.8.9
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.90-1 | < 6.8.9-1

3 vendors · 85 products

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