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CVE-2024-35882: Linux kernel · Memory Leak

Source GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 48% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 19 May 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

A narrow fix addressing this memory leak has been applied and can be backported to stable Linux kernel versions. Users should apply the official kernel patches once available from their distribution or kernel maintainers. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying these patches. Monitor vendor advisories for the more extensive fix currently in development.

Description

A memory leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel's SUNRPC implementation over TCP has been resolved. The issue causes slow server-side memory exhaustion on small NFS servers due to improper release of a record marker page fragment. This flaw was introduced by a specific commit that incorrectly assumed sock_sendmsg() releases all pages, which it does not. The vulnerability results in increased memory usage over time, potentially leading to denial of service. A narrow fix suitable for stable kernels is available, with a more comprehensive fix in development.

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