Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35992

 

Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35992

Published: June 4, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU91091
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35992
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the comphy_gbe_phy_init() function in drivers/phy/marvell/phy-mvebu-a3700-comphy.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-extra
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-39-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-39-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-39-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-39-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1007-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1009-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1009-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-aws (Ubuntu package)
IBM Security Guardium

How to mitigate CVE-2024-35992

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.1.90, 6.6.30
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.1
kernel-azure-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
reiserfs-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kselftests-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
ocfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
dlm-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
gfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
cluster-md-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-39.39
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-39.39
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-39.39
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-39.39
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-39.39
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-39.39
linux-image-6.8.0-39-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-39.39
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-39.39
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-39.39
linux-image-6.8.0-39-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-39.39
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-39.39.1
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-39.39.1
linux-image-6.8.0-39-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-39.39.1
linux-image-6.8.0-39-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-39.39.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1007-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1007.10
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1007.10
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1009.9
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1009.9
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1009.9
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1009.9
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1009.9
linux-image-6.8.0-1009-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1009.9
linux-image-6.8.0-1009-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1009.9
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.11.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.11.1
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.11.1
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.11.1
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.12
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.12
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1012.13
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1012.13
IBM Security Guardium - addressed in versions 12.0p31, 12.0p106

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