Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26795
Published: May 31, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90329
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26795
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the arch/riscv/include/asm/pgtable.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
Slackware Linux
Ubuntu
SmartFabric Storage Software
linux (Debian package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1046-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1057-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1058-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1060-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-5.15.160/kernel-modules
linux-5.15.160/kernel-huge
linux-5.15.160/kernel-generic
linux-5.15.160/kernel-headers
IBM Security Guardium
Debian Linux
Slackware Linux
Ubuntu
SmartFabric Storage Software
linux (Debian package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1046-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1057-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1058-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1060-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-5.15.160/kernel-modules
linux-5.15.160/kernel-huge
linux-5.15.160/kernel-generic
linux-5.15.160/kernel-headers
IBM Security Guardium
How to mitigate CVE-2024-26795
Install update from vendor's website.
Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.212, 5.15.151, 6.1.81, 6.6.21, 6.7.9, 6.8
SmartFabric Storage Software - update to 1.4.3
linux (Debian package) - addressed in versions 5.10.216-1, 6.1.85-1
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1046.45, 5.15.0.1046.53~20.04.1
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1046.45
linux-image-5.15.0-1046-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1046.53~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-1057-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1057.60~20.04.1
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1057.60~20.04.1
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1058.56
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1058.56
linux-image-5.15.0-1058-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1058.61
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1060.56
linux-image-5.15.0-1060-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1060.65
linux-5.15.160/kernel-modules - update to 5.15.160
linux-5.15.160/kernel-huge - update to 5.15.160
linux-5.15.160/kernel-generic - update to 5.15.160
linux-5.15.160/kernel-headers - update to 5.15.160_smp
IBM Security Guardium - addressed in versions 12.0p31, 12.0p106
SmartFabric Storage Software - update to 1.4.3
linux (Debian package) - addressed in versions 5.10.216-1, 6.1.85-1
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.113.123~20.04.1
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1046.45, 5.15.0.1046.53~20.04.1
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1046.45
linux-image-5.15.0-1046-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1046.53~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-1057-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1057.60~20.04.1
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1057.60~20.04.1
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1058.56
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1058.56
linux-image-5.15.0-1058-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1058.61
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1060.56
linux-image-5.15.0-1060-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1060.65
linux-5.15.160/kernel-modules - update to 5.15.160
linux-5.15.160/kernel-huge - update to 5.15.160
linux-5.15.160/kernel-generic - update to 5.15.160
linux-5.15.160/kernel-headers - update to 5.15.160_smp
IBM Security Guardium - addressed in versions 12.0p31, 12.0p106
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8af1c121b0102041809bc137ec600d1865eaeedd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5941a90c55d3bfba732b32208d58d997600b44ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8310080799b40fd9f2a8b808c657269678c149af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a278d5c60f21aa15d540abb2f2da6e6d795c3e6e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a1728c15ec4f45ed9248ae22f626541c179bfbe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a11dd49dcb9376776193e15641f84fcc1e5980c9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.212
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.151
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.81
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.21
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8
Related Security Bulletins
- Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel include asm
- Ubuntu update for linux-gkeop
- Ubuntu update for linux-hwe-5.15
- Ubuntu update for linux-ibm-5.15
- Slackware Linux update for kernel
- Debian update for linux
- Debian update for linux
- Ubuntu update for linux-raspi
- Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Guardium
- Dell SmartFabric Storage Software update for third-party components