Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35915

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Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35915

Published: June 3, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU90874
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35915
CWE-ID: CWE-908
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
linux-image-5.4.0-1075-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1128-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1112-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-189-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-189-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1127-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1133-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1132-gcp (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_228-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_58-rt
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_58-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_16-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_15-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_68-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_68-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
dlm-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-macros
cluster-md-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default
kernel-devel
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-docs
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-189-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1040-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1047-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1088-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1095-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1116-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
kernel-headers
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-vdso
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-extra
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-docs-html
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-livepatch
dtb-arm
dtb-socionext
dtb-altera
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-rockchip
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-apm
dtb-xilinx
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-qcom
dtb-sprd
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
dtb-renesas
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-nvidia
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-amd
dtb-aarch64
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional
dlm-kmp-64kb
dtb-apple
dtb-lg
dtb-broadcom
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb
dtb-freescale
dtb-mediatek
dtb-marvell
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
dtb-allwinner
dtb-cavium
dtb-amlogic
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-amazon
dtb-exynos
kernel-default-base-rebuild
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-116-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-116-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-116-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-116-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-116-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1035-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1048-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1058-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1058-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1060-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1060-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1060-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1063-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1068-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1068-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-38-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-38-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-38-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-38-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1007-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1007-intel (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1009-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1009-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the nci_rx_work() function in net/nfc/nci/core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-35915

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources