CVE-2024-35837 net: mvpp2: clear BM pool before initialization
A kernel panic occurs in the mvpp2 network driver due to persistent register values after kexec, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-35837?
CVE-2024-35837 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 17 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: mvpp2: clear BM pool before initialization
Register value persist after booting the kernel using kexec which results in kernel panic. Thus clear the BM pool registers before initialisation to fix the issue.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-35837?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-35837?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-35837 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35837 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-35837, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-35837, GHSA-jg5m-33hj-57xc, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35837.