What is CVE-2024-35859?

CVE-2024-35859 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2024-35859 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-35859?

CVE-2024-35859 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-2024-35859?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-35859. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-35859 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-35859 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-35859

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: fix module reference leakage from bdev_open_by_dev error path At the time bdev_may_open() is called, module reference is grabbed already, hence module reference should be released if bdev_may_open() failed. This problem is found by code review.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-17

Last modified 2025-04-07

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-35859 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/0e9327c67410b129bf85e5c3a5aaea518328636f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9617cd6f24b294552a817f80f5225431ef67b540
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-35859

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-17

Modified 2025-04-07

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-35859?

CVE-2024-35859 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2024-35859 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-35859?

CVE-2024-35859 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-2024-35859?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-35859. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-35859 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-35859 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.