#VU93400 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26712
Published: June 26, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93400
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-26712
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the kasan_init_region() function in arch/powerpc/mm/kasan/kasan_init_32.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/230e89b5ad0a33f530a2a976b3e5e4385cb27882
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2738e0aa2fb24a7ab9c878d912dc2b239738c6c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c09912dd8387e228afcc5e34ac5d79b1e3a1058
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0516c06b19dc64807c10e01bb99b552bdf2d7dbe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70ef2ba1f4286b2b73675aeb424b590c92d57b25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a7aee96200ad281a5cc4cf5c7a2e2a49d2b97b0
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.210
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.149
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.79
- 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