What is CVE-2024-35948?

CVE-2024-35948 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.4 out of 10, classified as a Uncontrolled Resource Consumption flaw (CWE-400). CVE-2024-35948 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-35948?

CVE-2024-35948 has a CVSS score of 8.4 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-35948?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-35948. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-35948 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-35948 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)?

The product does not properly control the amount of resources it consumes, leading to exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html

CVE-2024-35948

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bcachefs: Check for journal entries overruning end of sb clean section Fix a missing bounds check in superblock validation. Note that we don't yet have repair code for this case - repair code for individual items is generally low priority, since the whole superblock is checksummed, validated prior to write, and we have backups.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-20

Last modified 2025-11-18

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

8.4

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-400

CVE-2024-35948 is a Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability

What is Uncontrolled Resource Consumption?

The product does not properly control the amount of resources it consumes, leading to exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-35948 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/fcdbc1d7a4b638e5d5668de461f320386f3002aa
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-35948

Severity High

CVSS score 8.4 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-20

Modified 2025-11-18

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-35948?

CVE-2024-35948 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.4 out of 10 , classified as an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption flaw (CWE-400) . CVE-2024-35948 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-35948?

CVE-2024-35948 has a CVSS score of 8.4 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-35948?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-35948. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-35948 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-35948 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)?

The product does not properly control the amount of resources it consumes, leading to exhaustion. View CWE-400 on MITRE CWE →