CVE-2024-35993 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's memory management, specifically affecting how hugetlb pages are identified. It allows a concurrent folio split to incorrectly identify a non-hugetlb folio as a hugetlb page, potentially leading to system crashes (oops) in certain scenarios like memory compaction, especially when CONFIG_DEBUG_VM is enabled. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability requires local access and has a high impact on availability, with no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.6, < 6.6.30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.7, < 6.8.9CPE 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:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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