Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 19, 2024· Updated May 12, 2026

CVE-2024-35940

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

pstore/zone: Add a null pointer check to the psz_kmsg_read

kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory which can be NULL upon failure. Ensure the allocation was successful by checking the pointer validity.

Affected products

Linux/Linuxv5
Range: 5.8

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.htmlnvd

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Severity

MediumCVSS v3.1

5.5/ 10

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

0.02%

VYPR risk score

Composite of severity, exploitation, and reach.

0.36medium

cvss	0.358
epss	0.000
exploit	0.000
kev	0.000
patch	0.000
ransomware	0.000

Weaknesses

CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference

CVE ID

CVE-2024-35940