What is CVE-2024-35942?

CVE-2024-35942 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.19 onward and patched in 6.6.27, 6.8.6 and 6.9. CVE-2024-35942 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-35942?

CVE-2024-35942 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-2024-35942?

Yes, CVE-2024-35942 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.27, 6.8.6 and 6.9. If you are running Linux kernel 5.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-35942 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-35942 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-35942

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pmdomain: imx8mp-blk-ctrl: imx8mp_blk: Add fdcc clock to hdmimix domain According to i.MX8MP RM and HDMI ADD, the fdcc clock is part of hdmi rx verification IP that should not enable for HDMI TX. But actually if the clock is disabled before HDMI/LCDIF probe, LCDIF will not get pixel clock from HDMI PHY and print the error logs: [CRTC:39:crtc-2] vblank wait timed out WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 9 at drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c:1634 drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_vblanks.part.0+0x23c/0x260 Add fdcc clock to LCDIF and HDMI TX power domains to fix the issue.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-19

Last modified 2025-09-24

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.19 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.27, 6.8.6, 6.9 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.19

Fixed in

✓ 6.6.27 6.6.x ✓ 6.8.6 6.8.x ✓ 6.9

References

3 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/697624ee8ad557ab5417f985d2c804241a7ad30d

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d3f959b426635c4da50dfc7b1306afd84d23e7c

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b13c0d871cd878ff53d25507ca535f59ed1f6a2a

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-35942

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-19

Modified 2025-09-24

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-35942?

CVE-2024-35942 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.19 onward and has been patched in 6.6.27, 6.8.6 and 6.9. CVE-2024-35942 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-35942?

CVE-2024-35942 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-2024-35942?

Yes. CVE-2024-35942 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.27, 6.8.6 and 6.9. If you are running Linux kernel 5.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-35942 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-35942 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.