CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-35996

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpu: Re-enable CPU mitigations by default for !X86 architectures Rename x86's to CPU_MITIGATIONS, define it in generic code, and force it on for all architectures exception x86. A recent commit to turn mitigations off by default if SPECULATION_MITIGATIONS=n kinda sorta missed that "cpu_mitigations" is completely generic, whereas SPECULATION_MITIGATIONS is x86-specific. Rename x86's SPECULATIVE_MITIGATIONS instead of keeping both and have it select CPU_MITIGATIONS, as having two configs for the same thing is unnecessary and confusing. This will also allow x86 to use the knob to manage mitigations that aren't strictly related to speculative execution. Use another Kconfig to communicate to common code that CPU_MITIGATIONS is already defined instead of having x86's menu depend on the common CPU_MITIGATIONS. This allows keeping a single point of contact for all of x86's mitigations, and it's not clear that other architectures *want* to allow disabling mitigations at compile-time.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:5.10.216-1CVE-2024-35996
Fixed in:6.1.90-1CVE-2024-35996
Fixed in:6.8.9-1CVE-2024-35996
Fixed in:6.8.9-1CVE-2024-35996
linuxUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40USN-6949-1
linux-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1013.14USN-6949-1
linux-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1012.13USN-6949-1
linux-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1008.11USN-6949-1
linux-ibmUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6949-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1008.11USN-6949-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1009-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1009.10USN-6949-2
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-ibmUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6949-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oemUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6955-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6952-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oracle-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6952-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidiaUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1USN-6949-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11USN-6949-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1USN-6949-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11USN-6949-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11.1USN-6952-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11.1USN-6952-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1012.13USN-6949-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1013.14USN-6949-1
linux-image-6.8.0-40-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40USN-6949-1
linux-image-6.8.0-40-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40USN-6949-1
linux-image-6.8.0-40-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40.1USN-6949-2
linux-image-6.8.0-40-lowlatency-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40.1USN-6949-2
linux-image-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1013.14USN-6949-1
linux-image-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1012.13USN-6949-1
linux-image-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40USN-6949-1
linux-image-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40USN-6949-1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40USN-6949-1
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40USN-6949-1
linux-image-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40USN-6949-1
linux-image-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1008.11USN-6949-1
linux-image-ibmUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6949-1
linux-image-ibm-classicUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6949-1
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6949-1
linux-image-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40USN-6949-1
linux-image-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40.1USN-6949-2
linux-image-lowlatency-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40.1USN-6949-2
linux-image-nvidiaUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11USN-6949-1
linux-image-nvidia-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1USN-6949-1
linux-image-nvidia-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11USN-6949-1
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1USN-6949-1
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11.1USN-6952-1
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11.1USN-6952-1
linux-image-oem-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6955-1
linux-image-oem-24.04aUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6955-1
linux-image-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6952-1
linux-image-oracle-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6952-1
linux-image-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1009.10USN-6949-2
linux-image-virtualUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40USN-6949-1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40USN-6949-1
linux-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-40.40.1USN-6949-2
linux-nvidiaUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11USN-6949-1
linux-nvidia-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1USN-6949-1
linux-nvidia-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.11.1USN-6952-1
linux-oem-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6955-1
linux-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6952-1
linux-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1009.10USN-6949-2

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days
15thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 15% of all known CVEs.

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