Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35889
Published: June 27, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93427
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35889
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the idpf_rx_process_skb_fields() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c when handling unknown packet types. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-35889
Install updates from vendor's website.