Stack-based buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26753

 

Stack-based buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26753

Published: June 8, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU91300
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4 BT: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26753
CWE-ID: CWE-121
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 stack overflow within the virtio_crypto_dataq_akcipher_callback() and virtio_crypto_alg_akcipher_init_session() functions in drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_akcipher_algs.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
openEuler
SmartFabric Storage Software
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-source
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel
kernel-headers
linux (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2024-26753

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.212, 6.1.80, 6.6.19, 6.7.7, 6.8
SmartFabric Storage Software - update to 1.4.3
python3-perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-248.0.0.147
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-248.0.0.147
kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
linux (Debian package) - addressed in versions 5.10.216-1, 6.1.85-1

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