Answer in brief
CVE-2024-35940 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in pstore/zone: Add a null pointer check to the psz_kmsg_read. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=d26c3321fe18dc74517dc1f518d584aa33b0a851 <98e2b97acb875d65bdfc75fc408e67975cef3041 || >=d26c3321fe18dc74517dc1f518d584aa33b0a851 <0ff96ec22a84d80a18d7ae8ca7eb111c34ee33bb || >=d26c3321fe18dc74517dc1f518d584aa33b0a851 <635594cca59f9d7a8e96187600c34facb8bc0682 || >=d26c3321fe18dc74517dc1f518d584aa33b0a851 <ec7256887d072f98c42cdbef4dcc80ddf84c7a70 || >=d26c3321fe18dc74517dc1f518d584aa33b0a851 <6f9f2e498eae7897ba5d3e33908917f68ff4abcc || >=d26c3321fe18dc74517dc1f518d584aa33b0a851 <98bc7e26e14fbb26a6abf97603d59532475e97f8 | 98e2b97acb875d65bdfc75fc408e67975cef3041, 0ff96ec22a84d80a18d7ae8ca7eb111c34ee33bb, 635594cca59f9d7a8e96187600c34facb8bc0682, ec7256887d072f98c42cdbef4dcc80ddf84c7a70, 6f9f2e498eae7897ba5d3e33908917f68ff4abcc, 98bc7e26e14fbb26a6abf97603d59532475e97f8 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.8 | Not reported |
| Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystemgeneric | >=0 <V1.1.1 | V1.1.1 |
Published upstream
May 19, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pstore/zone: Add a null pointer check to the psz_kmsg_read kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory which can be NULL upon failure. Ensure the allocation was successful by checking the pointer validity.
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