What is CVE-2024-35953?

CVE-2024-35953 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Improper Locking flaw (CWE-667), affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.3 onward and patched in 6.6.28, 6.8.7 and 6.9. CVE-2024-35953 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-35953?

CVE-2024-35953 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-2024-35953?

Yes, CVE-2024-35953 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.28, 6.8.7 and 6.9. If you are running Linux kernel 6.3 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-35953 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-35953 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Improper Locking (CWE-667)?

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock, which can lead to unexpected behaviour. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/667.html

CVE-2024-35953

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/ivpu: Fix deadlock in context_xa ivpu_device->context_xa is locked both in kernel thread and IRQ context. It requires XA_FLAGS_LOCK_IRQ flag to be passed during initialization otherwise the lock could be acquired from a thread and interrupted by an IRQ that locks it for the second time causing the deadlock. This deadlock was reported by lockdep and observed in internal tests.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-20

Last modified 2025-01-10

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-667

CVE-2024-35953 is a Improper Locking vulnerability

What is Improper Locking?

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock, which can lead to unexpected behaviour. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.3 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.28, 6.8.7, 6.9 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.3

Fixed in

✓ 6.6.28 6.6.x ✓ 6.8.7 6.8.x ✓ 6.9

References

3 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d43e11d9c7fcb16f18bd46ab2556c2772ffc5775

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6011411147209bc0cc14628cbc155356837e52a

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd7726e75968b27fe98534ccbf47ccd6fef686f3

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-35953

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-20

Modified 2025-01-10

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-35953?

CVE-2024-35953 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Improper Locking flaw (CWE-667) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.3 onward and has been patched in 6.6.28, 6.8.7 and 6.9. CVE-2024-35953 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-35953?

CVE-2024-35953 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-2024-35953?

Yes. CVE-2024-35953 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.28, 6.8.7 and 6.9. If you are running Linux kernel 6.3 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-35953 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-35953 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.