CVE-2024-35983

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.

CVSS 3.1

5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 14% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

Published

2024-05-20

Modified

2026-10-15

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• linux:linux_kernel

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15aa09d6d84629eb5296de30ac0aa19a33512f16
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5af385f5f4cddf908f663974847a4083b2ff2c79
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66297b2ceda841f809637731d287bda3a93b49d8
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93ba36238db6a74a82feb3dc476e25ea424ad630
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b7c5004d7c5ae062134052a85290869a015814c

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