What is CVE-2024-35850?

CVE-2024-35850 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). CVE-2024-35850 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-35850?

CVE-2024-35850 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-2024-35850?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-35850. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-35850 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-35850 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-2024-35850

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: qca: fix NULL-deref on non-serdev setup Qualcomm ROME controllers can be registered from the Bluetooth line discipline and in this case the HCI UART serdev pointer is NULL. Add the missing sanity check to prevent a NULL-pointer dereference when setup() is called for a non-serdev controller.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-17

Last modified 2024-12-30

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

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-2024-35850 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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-35850 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67459f1a707aae6d590454de07956c2752e21ea4
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ddb9de6af0f1c71147785b12fd7c8ec3f06cc86
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bec4d4c6fa5c6526409f582e4f31144e20c86c21
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-35850

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-17

Modified 2024-12-30

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-35850?

CVE-2024-35850 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) . CVE-2024-35850 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-35850?

CVE-2024-35850 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-2024-35850?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-35850. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-35850 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-35850 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (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. View CWE-476 on MITRE CWE →