Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26721

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Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26721

Published: June 24, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU93158
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26721
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 memory corruption within the drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_vdsc_regs.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
IBM Qradar SIEM
IBM Security Guardium

How to mitigate CVE-2024-26721

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.7.6, 6.8
IBM Qradar SIEM - update to 7.5.0 Update Pack 10 IF01
IBM Security Guardium - update to 12.0p30

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