Resource exhaustion in Linux
CVE-2024-35948
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bcachefs: Check for journal entries overruning end of sb clean section Fix a missing bounds check in superblock validation. Note that we don't yet have repair code for this case - repair code for individual items is generally low priority, since the whole superblock is checksummed, validated prior to write, and we have backups.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.002 (14.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 1c6fdbd8f2465ddfb73a01ec620cbf3d14044e1a, 6.7, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.9
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-35948?
- CVE-2024-35948 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-05-20.
- How severe is CVE-2024-35948?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-35948 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.