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Vulnerability · Published May 17, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-35859block: fix module reference leakage from bdev_open_by_dev error path

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: fix module reference leakage from bdev_open_by_dev error path At the time bdev_may_open() is called, module reference is grabbed already, hence module reference should be released if bdev_may_open() failed. This problem is found by code review.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:13linux6.8.9-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-35859
Debian:14linux6.8.9-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-40.40UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-40.40USN-6949-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1013.14USN-6949-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1013.14UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1012.14UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1012.14USN-6952-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1012.14~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1012.13USN-6949-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1012.13UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1012.13~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1008.11UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1008.11USN-6949-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-40.40~22.04.3UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1010.10USN-6949-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-40.40.1USN-6949-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-40.40.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-40.40.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1011.11USN-6949-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1011.11UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1USN-6949-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1011.11.1USN-6952-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1011.11.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1010.10USN-6955-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1010.10USN-6952-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1010.10~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1009.10USN-6949-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1009.10UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv6.8.0-40.40.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-40.40.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35859

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux ed5cc702d311c14b653323d76062b0294effa66e – before 0e9327c67410b129bf85e5c3a5aaea518328636fed5cc702d311c14b653323d76062b0294effa66e – before 9617cd6f24b294552a817f80f5225431ef67b540
Linux Linux 6.8

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