CVE-2024-35947 dyndbg: fix old BUG_ON in >control parser

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A reachable BUG_ON in the Linux kernel dyndbg parser can cause a system crash, leading to 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-2024-35947?

CVE-2024-35947 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 19 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:

dyndbg: fix old BUG_ON in >control parser

Fix a BUG_ON from 2009. Even if it looks "unreachable" (I didn't really look), lets make sure by removing it, doing pr_err and return -EINVAL instead.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-35947?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-35947?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2024-35947 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35947 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-35947, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-35947, GHSA-mqwf-3v63-p67r, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35947.

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