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CVE-2024-35846

kernel: mm: zswap: fix shrinker NULL crash with cgroup_disable=memory

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 17, 2024

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's zswap subsystem, affecting systems with cgroup_disable=memory set. This issue involves a NULL pointer dereference in the zswap shrinker, which could lead to a system crash (panic) or undefined behavior. This problem arises from improper handling of memory management related to control groups when the memory cgroup feature is disabled.

Statement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not vulnerable to this CVE, as it does not affect the versions or configurations of the Linux kernel used in its distributions.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

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

CWE not specified