Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26692
Published: July 2, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93646
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26692
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 corrupt data.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the smb3_fs_context_parse_param() function in fs/smb/client/fs_context.c, within the cifs_mount_get_tcon() function in fs/smb/client/connect.c. A local user can corrupt data.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-26692
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4145ccff546ea868428b3e0fe6818c6261b574a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63c35afd50e28b49c5b75542045a8c42b696dab9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4860abb91f3d7fbaf8147d54782149bb1fc45892
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8