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TI-2024-23842 Aliases CVE-2024-35984GHSA-qm84-fc6x-gw47

i2c: smbus: fix NULL function pointer dereference

Priority LOW 24CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: smbus: fix NULL function pointer dereference Baruch reported an OOPS when using the designware controller as target only. Target-only modes break the assumption of one transfer function always being available. Fix this by always checking the pointer in __i2c_transfer. [wsa: dropped the simplification in core-smbus to avoid theoretical regressions]

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00257 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 4.19.313, 5.4.275, 5.10.216 +5Red Hat: 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux4.19 and later4.19.313, 5.4.275, 5.10.216, 5.15.158, 6.1.90, 6.6.30, 6.8.9, 6.9Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.19 and later Fixed in 4.19.313, 5.4.275, 5.10.216, 5.15.158, 6.1.90, 6.6.30, 6.8.9, 6.9 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.19 to before 4.19.313; 4.20 to before 5.4.275; 5.5 to before 5.10.216; 5.11 to before 5.15.158; 5.16 to before 6.1.90; 6.2 to before 6.6.30; 6.7 to before 6.8.9VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.19 to before 4.19.313; 4.20 to before 5.4.275; 5.5 to before 5.10.216; 5.11 to before 5.15.158; 5.16 to before 6.1.90; 6.2 to before 6.6.30; 6.7 to before 6.8.9 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.313, 5.4.275, 5.10.216, 5.15.158, 6.1.90, 6.6.30, 6.8.9, 6.9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-35984
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qm84-fc6x-gw47

References

Patch 8

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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Sources

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