What is CVE-2024-35988?

CVE-2024-35988 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2024-35988 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-35988?

CVE-2024-35988 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-2024-35988?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-35988. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-35988 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-35988 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-35988

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv: Fix TASK_SIZE on 64-bit NOMMU On NOMMU, userspace memory can come from anywhere in physical RAM. The current definition of TASK_SIZE is wrong if any RAM exists above 4G, causing spurious failures in the userspace access routines.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-20

Last modified 2026-05-12

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-2024-35988 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Cert-Portal
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04bf2e5f95c1a52e28a7567a507f926efe31c3b6
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4201b8c8f2c32af321fb50867e68ac6c1cbed4be
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52e8a42b11078d2aad4b9ba96503d77c7299168b
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-35988

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-20

Modified 2026-05-12

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-35988?

CVE-2024-35988 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2024-35988 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-35988?

CVE-2024-35988 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-2024-35988?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-35988. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-35988 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-35988 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.