What is CVE-2024-35842?

CVE-2024-35842 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476), affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.0 onward and patched in 6.1.75, 6.6.14, 6.7.2 and others. CVE-2024-35842 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-35842?

CVE-2024-35842 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-35842?

Yes, CVE-2024-35842 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.75, 6.6.14, 6.7.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-35842 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-35842 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2024-35842

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: mediatek: sof-common: Add NULL check for normal_link string It's not granted that all entries of struct sof_conn_stream declare a `normal_link` (a non-SOF, direct link) string, and this is the case for SoCs that support only SOF paths (hence do not support both direct and SOF usecases). For example, in the case of MT8188 there is no normal_link string in any of the sof_conn_stream entries and there will be more drivers doing that in the future. To avoid possible NULL pointer KPs, add a NULL check for `normal_link`.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-17

Last modified 2025-09-19

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2024-35842 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.0 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.75, 6.6.14, 6.7.2, 6.8 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.0

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.75 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.14 6.6.x ✓ 6.7.2 6.7.x ✓ 6.8

References

4 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1d3db6740d0997ffc6e5a0d96ef7cbd62b35fdd

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cad471227a37c0c7c080bfc9ed01b53750e82afe

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cde6ca5872bf67744dffa875a7cb521ab007b7ef

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3b3ec967a7d93b9010a5af9a2394c8b5c8f31ed

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-35842

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-17

Modified 2025-09-19

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-35842?

CVE-2024-35842 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.0 onward and has been patched in 6.1.75, 6.6.14, 6.7.2 and others. CVE-2024-35842 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-35842?

CVE-2024-35842 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-35842?

Yes. CVE-2024-35842 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.75, 6.6.14, 6.7.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-35842 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-35842 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.