CVE-2024-35800

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - NULL Pointer Dereference in EFI Variable Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: efi: fix panic in kdump kernel Check if get_next_variable() is actually valid pointer before calling it. In kdump kernel this method is set to NULL that causes panic during the kexec-ed kernel boot. Tested with QEMU and OVMF firmware.

References (5)

Core 5

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 13.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (18)
linux/Kernel < 6.1.84linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.24linux
linux/Kernel 6.3.0 - 6.7.12linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.8.3linux
Linux/Linux < 6.3
Linux/Linux 6.1.81 - 6.1.84
Linux/Linux 6.1.84 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.3
Linux/Linux 6.6.24 - 6.6.*
Linux/Linux 6.7.12 - 6.7.*
... and 8 more
Published May 17, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026