CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-35983

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.24%

14th percentile - higher than 14% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the bits_per() function rounded up to the next power of two when passed a power of two, causing miscalculations for CONFIG_NR_CPUS being a power of two. This led to crashes on some machines and configurations.

Risk Assessment

May cause system instability and kernel crashes on machines with specific CPU counts. Affects system availability.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version with the fix. Check CONFIG_NR_CPUS configuration on affected systems.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bounds: Use the right number of bits for power-of-two CONFIG_NR_CPUS bits_per() rounds up to the next power of two when passed a power of two. This causes crashes on some machines and configurations.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS