What is CVE-2024-35943?

CVE-2024-35943 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 5.10 onward and patched in 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.111 and others. CVE-2024-35943 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-35943?

CVE-2024-35943 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-2024-35943?

Yes, CVE-2024-35943 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.111 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-35943 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-35943 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-2024-35943

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pmdomain: ti: Add a null pointer check to the omap_prm_domain_init devm_kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory which can be NULL upon failure. Ensure the allocation was successful by checking the pointer validity.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-19

Last modified 2025-11-03

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-2024-35943 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 5.10 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.111, 6.6.27, 6.8.6, 6.9 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.10

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.237 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.181 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.111 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.27 6.6.x ✓ 6.8.6 6.8.x ✓ 6.9

References

8 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04f23510daa40f9010fadf309507564a34ad956f

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d7f58ee08434a33340f75ac7ac5071eea9673b3

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/984212fa6b4bc6d9ed58f5b0838e8d5af7679ce5

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc08f5ab11b1881b85371f0bd9c9a3d27f65cca8

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce666cecc09c0f92d5f86d89d8068ecfcf723a7e

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-35943

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-19

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-35943?

CVE-2024-35943 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 5.10 onward and has been patched in 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.111 and others. CVE-2024-35943 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-35943?

CVE-2024-35943 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-2024-35943?

Yes. CVE-2024-35943 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.111 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-35943 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-35943 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.