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.

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Affected products

101

Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux/Kernel3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <5.10.215
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 5.8
Linux/pstore/zonellm-create
osv-coords96 versions
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pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6
< 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1+ 95 more
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
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Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ff96ec22a84d80a18d7ae8ca7eb111c34ee33bbnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/635594cca59f9d7a8e96187600c34facb8bc0682nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f9f2e498eae7897ba5d3e33908917f68ff4abccnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/98bc7e26e14fbb26a6abf97603d59532475e97f8nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/98e2b97acb875d65bdfc75fc408e67975cef3041nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec7256887d072f98c42cdbef4dcc80ddf84c7a70nvdPatch
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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