{"id":"CVE-2024-35984","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ni2c: smbus: fix NULL function pointer dereference\n\nBaruch reported an OOPS when using the designware controller as target\nonly","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ni2c: smbus: fix NULL function pointer dereference\n\nBaruch reported an OOPS when using the designware controller as target\nonly. Target-only modes break the assumption o…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-476"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 3.19, < 4.19.313","linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.275","linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.216","linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.158","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.90","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.30","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.8.9"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.8.9"],"published":"2024-05-20","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T01:18:16.317","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35984","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/357c64ef1ef39b1e7cd91ab6bdd304d043702c83","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40f1d79f07b49c8a64a861706e5163f2db4bd95d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e75e222d397c6752b229ed72fc4644c8c36ecde","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a09eae9a7db597fe0c1fc91636205b4a25d2620","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fd72404587d7db4acb2d241fd8c387afb0a7aec","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91811a31b68d3765b3065f4bb6d7d6d84a7cfc9f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad3c3ac7a03be3697114f781193dd3e9d97e6e23","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3425674ff68dc521c57c6eabad0cbd20a027d85","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/357c64ef1ef39b1e7cd91ab6bdd304d043702c83","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40f1d79f07b49c8a64a861706e5163f2db4bd95d","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e75e222d397c6752b229ed72fc4644c8c36ecde","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a09eae9a7db597fe0c1fc91636205b4a25d2620","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fd72404587d7db4acb2d241fd8c387afb0a7aec","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91811a31b68d3765b3065f4bb6d7d6d84a7cfc9f","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad3c3ac7a03be3697114f781193dd3e9d97e6e23","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3425674ff68dc521c57c6eabad0cbd20a027d85","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00257,"epssPercentile":0.16444,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T03:30:12.695Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2024-05-21T15:11:46.719693Z"},"slug":"CVE-2024-35984","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ni2c: smbus: fix NULL function pointer dereference\n\nBaruch reported an OOPS when using the designware controller as target\nonly. Target-only modes break the assumption of one transfer function\nalways being available. Fix this by always checking the pointer in\n__i2c_transfer.\n\n[wsa: dropped the simplification in core-smbus to avoid theoretical regressions]\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 3.19, < 4.19.313`\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.275`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.216`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.158`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.90`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.30`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.8.9`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.8.9`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}