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, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.5 onward and patched in 5.10.216, 5.15.158, 6.1.90 and others. 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?

Yes, CVE-2024-35988 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.216, 5.15.158, 6.1.90 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

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

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 5.5 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.216, 5.15.158, 6.1.90, 6.6.30, 6.8.9, 6.9 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.5

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.216 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.158 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.90 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.30 6.6.x ✓ 6.8.9 6.8.x ✓ 6.9

References

8 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04bf2e5f95c1a52e28a7567a507f926efe31c3b6

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4201b8c8f2c32af321fb50867e68ac6c1cbed4be

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52e8a42b11078d2aad4b9ba96503d77c7299168b

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6065e736f82c817c9a597a31ee67f0ce4628e948

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0f0dbbb1bc49fa0de18e92c36492ff6d804cdaa

Patch

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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

Yes

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 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.5 onward and has been patched in 5.10.216, 5.15.158, 6.1.90 and others. 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?

Yes. CVE-2024-35988 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.216, 5.15.158, 6.1.90 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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.