CVE-2024-35842

5.5 · MEDIUM

Published May 17, 2024 linux CWE-476 EPSS 0.22% (12th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Overview

CVE-2024-35842 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 17, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ASoC: mediatek: sof-common: Add NULL check for normal_link string

It's not granted that all entries of struct sof_conn_stream declare

a `normal_link` (a non-SOF, direct link) string, and this is the case

for SoCs that support only SOF paths (hence do not support both direct

and SOF usecases).

For example, in the case of MT8188 there is no normal_link string in

any of the sof_conn_stream entries and there will be more drivers

doing that in the future.

To avoid possible NULL pointer KPs, add a NULL check for `normal_link`.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
linux	linux_kernel	>= 6.0, < 6.1.75	Affected

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-35842?

CVE-2024-35842 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 17, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-35842?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-35842?

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