Information disclosure in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26993
Published: June 8, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU91355
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26993
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to information disclosure within the sysfs_break_active_protection() function in fs/sysfs/file.c. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-26993
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43f00210cb257bcb0387e8caeb4b46375d67f30c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d43e072285e81b0b63cee7189b3357c7768a43b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac107356aabc362aaeb77463e814fc067a5d3957
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4c99b57d43bab45225ba92d574a8683f9edc8e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a90bca2228c0646fc29a72689d308e5fe03e6d78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f28bba37fe244889b81bb5c508d3f6e5c6e342c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57baab0f376bec8f54b0fe6beb8f77a57c228063
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84bd4c2ae9c3d0a7d3a5c032ea7efff17af17e17
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.216