Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26668

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Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26668

Published: June 5, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU91180
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26668
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Amazon Linux AMI
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
openSUSE Leap Micro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
Ubuntu
Slackware Linux
SUSE Real Time Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
Public Cloud Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
IBM Qradar SIEM
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
linux-image-4.15.0-1168-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1134-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1135-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1140-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1119-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1137-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1158-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1175-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1183-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-231-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-231-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-hwe (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1082-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1138-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-261-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-261-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1176-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1139-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1139-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_228-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_2-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
dlm-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base
kernel-syms-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-source-azure
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-man
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-macros
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-devel
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-docs
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-debugsource
bpftool
python2-perf
kernel
perf
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
python2-perf-debuginfo
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1044-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1054-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1094-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1102-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1123-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1139-azure (Ubuntu package)
kernel-headers
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt-extra
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
gfs2-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
cluster-md-kmp-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dtb-amlogic
dtb-apple
dtb-cavium
dtb-marvell
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-mediatek
dtb-renesas
dtb-rockchip
dtb-qcom
dtb-apm
dtb-nvidia
dtb-amd
dtb-exynos
dtb-freescale
dtb-sprd
dtb-socionext
dtb-broadcom
dtb-allwinner
dtb-xilinx
kernel-obs-qa
dtb-aarch64
dtb-arm
dtb-amazon
dtb-altera
dtb-lg
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-docs-html
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-default-base-rebuild
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-106-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-106-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-106-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-106-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-106-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1044-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1057-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1058-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1058-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1059-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1059-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1061-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1063-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1063-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-5.15.160/kernel-generic
linux-5.15.160/kernel-huge
linux-5.15.160/kernel-modules
linux-5.15.160/kernel-headers
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-41-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-41-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1017-laptop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-laptop-23.10 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1021-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1021-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.5 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.5 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1022-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
IBM API Connect
IBM DataPower Gateway
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
IBM Security Guardium

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the nft_limit_eval() and nft_limit_init() functions in net/netfilter/nft_limit.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-26668

Install update from vendor's website.

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