Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-35821

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ubifs: Set page uptodate in the correct place Page cache reads are lockless, so setting the freshly allocated page uptodate before we've overwritten it with the data it's supposed to have in it will allow a simultaneous reader to see old data. Move the call to SetPageUptodate into ubifs_write_end(), which is after we copied the new data into the page.

EPSS: 0.006 (43.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-35821?
CVE-2024-35821 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-35821?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.