CVE-2024-35878Network attack vector

Service interruption via unchecked of_modalias length

Published May 19, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026

NULL pointer dereference in Linux allows remote attackers to crash affected kernels via an invalid of_modalias() buffer length. of_modalias() passes a NULL output pointer with a nonzero length to vsnprintf(), and a negative ssize_t length becomes a huge size_t buffer bound. No authentication or user interaction is required; the bounded reported consequence is a kernel oops and service interruption.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.79%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

NULL pointer dereference in Linux allows remote attackers to crash affected kernels via an invalid of_modalias() buffer length. of_modalias() passes a NULL output pointer with a nonzero length to vsnprintf(), and a negative ssize_t length becomes a huge size_t buffer bound. No authentication or user interaction is required; the bounded reported consequence is a kernel oops and service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-35878
Published
May 19, 2024
Updated
May 11, 2026
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux
Classifications
CWE-476, T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.4
  2. Affected versionversion=bd7a7ed774afd1a4174df34227626c95573be517 <544561dc56f7e69a053c25e11e6170f48bb97898
  3. Affected versionversion=bd7a7ed774afd1a4174df34227626c95573be517 <a1aa5390cc912934fee76ce80af5f940452fa987
  4. Affected versionversion=bd7a7ed774afd1a4174df34227626c95573be517 <e4a449368a2ce6d57a775d0ead27fc07f5a86e5b

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linuxversion=6.4; version=bd7a7ed774afd1a4174df34227626c95573be517 <544561dc56f7e69a053c25e11e6170f48bb97898; version=bd7a7ed774afd1a4174df34227626c95573be517 <a1aa5390cc912934fee76ce80af5f940452fa987; version=bd7a7ed774afd1a4174df34227626c95573be517 <e4a449368a2ce6d57a775d0ead27fc07f5a86e5b

Published CVSS scores

5.3CISA ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

Public exploit references

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