CVE-2024-35929

Kernel warnings via contended RCU bypass flush

Published May 19, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026

Concurrency flaw in Linux allows local users to trigger kernel warnings through cache dropping when two RCU build options are enabled. lazy_rcu_shrink_scan incorrectly invokes the blocking rcu_nocb_flush_bypass path for another CPU, and a failed bypass-lock attempt leaves contention accounting that trips checks in rcu_nocb_bypass_lock and rcu_nocb_wait_contended. Reachability requires CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU_DEFAULT_ALL and CONFIG_RCU_LAZY, plus administrative access to request cache dropping; the published consequence is warning generation rather than a documented crash.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Concurrency flaw in Linux allows local users to trigger kernel warnings through cache dropping when two RCU build options are enabled. lazy_rcu_shrink_scan incorrectly invokes the blocking rcu_nocb_flush_bypass path for another CPU, and a failed bypass-lock attempt leaves contention accounting that trips checks in rcu_nocb_bypass_lock and rcu_nocb_wait_contended. Reachability requires CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU_DEFAULT_ALL and CONFIG_RCU_LAZY, plus administrative access to request cache dropping; the published consequence is warning generation rather than a documented crash.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-35929
Published
May 19, 2024
Updated
May 11, 2026
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

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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  1. Affected versionversion=6.5
  2. Affected versionversion=7625926086765123251f765d91fc3a70617d334d <4d58c9fb45c70e62c19e8be3f3605889c47601bc
  3. Affected versionversion=7625926086765123251f765d91fc3a70617d334d <927d1f4f77e4784ab3944a9df86ab14d1cd3185a
  4. Affected versionversion=7625926086765123251f765d91fc3a70617d334d <dda98810b552fc6bf650f4270edeebdc2f28bd3f

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linuxversion=6.5; version=7625926086765123251f765d91fc3a70617d334d <4d58c9fb45c70e62c19e8be3f3605889c47601bc; version=7625926086765123251f765d91fc3a70617d334d <927d1f4f77e4784ab3944a9df86ab14d1cd3185a; version=7625926086765123251f765d91fc3a70617d334d <dda98810b552fc6bf650f4270edeebdc2f28bd3f

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

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