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CVE-2024-35860

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2024-35860 addresses a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's BPF (Berkeley Packet Filter) subsystem, specifically concerning the timing of bpf_link deallocation. This issue could lead to active BPF programs attempting to access deallocated link data, potentially causing system instability or crashes. The vulnerability is rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) due to its local attack vector and potential for high availability impact, though it does not directly affect confidentiality or integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.18, < 6.6.26CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.7, < 6.8.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
13.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0022 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2024-35860Low

kernel: bpf: support deferring bpf_link dealloc to after RCU grace period

May 19, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/1a80dbcb2dbaf6e4c216e62e30fa7d3daa8001ce
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/5d8d447777564b35f67000e7838e7ccb64d525c8
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/876941f533e7b47fc69977fc4551c02f2d18af97
Patch