CVE-2024-35904

selinux: avoid dereference of garbage after mount failure

Published May 19, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

selinux: avoid dereference of garbage after mount failure

In case kern_mount() fails and returns an error pointer return in the
error branch instead of continuing and dereferencing the error pointer.

While on it drop the never read static variable selinuxfs_mount.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6893-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6893-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6893-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6918-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7159-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7159-2 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7159-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7159-4 Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7166-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7166-2 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7166-3 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7159-5 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7166-4 Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7186-1 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7186-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7194-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7195-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7195-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-476
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Oct 30, 2026, 12:18 PM
Reserved
May 17, 2024, 1:50 PM
Status
Modified
Published
May 19, 2024, 9:15 AM
Modified
Oct 30, 2026, 1:17 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
May 19, 2024, 12:00 AM