Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU93468

#VU93468 Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35947

Published: June 27, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU93468

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-35947

CWE-ID: CWE-388

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel

Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to an error within the ddebug_tokenize() function in lib/dynamic_debug.c. A local user can crash the OS kernel.

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