Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35848
Published: June 5, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU91199
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35848
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the at24_probe() function in drivers/misc/eeprom/at24.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c850f71fca09ea41800ed55905980063d17e01da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26d32bec4c6d255a03762f33c637bfa3718be15a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c43e5028f5a35331eb25017f5ff6cc21735005c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2af84c46b9b8f2d6c0f88d09ee5c849ae1734676
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d8b56ec0c8f30d5657382f47344a32569f7a9bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f42c97027fb75776e2e9358d16bf4a99aeb04cf2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.217
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.159
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.91
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.31