CVE-2024-35859: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: fix module reference leakage from bdev_open_by_dev error path At the time bdev_may_open() is called, module reference is grabbed already, hence module reference should be released if bdev_may_open() failed. This problem is found by code review.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 6.8, before 6.8.9 (fixed in 6.8.9); version 6.9 only

Published 2024-05-17. Last modified 2026-06-17.