What is CVE-2024-26602?

CVE-2024-26602 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.14 onward and patched in 4.19.307, 5.4.269, 5.10.210 and others. CVE-2024-26602 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26602?

CVE-2024-26602 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-26602?

Yes, CVE-2024-26602 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.307, 5.4.269, 5.10.210 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-26602 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26602 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-26602

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched/membarrier: reduce the ability to hammer on sys_membarrier On some systems, sys_membarrier can be very expensive, causing overall slowdowns for everything. So put a lock on the path in order to serialize the accesses to prevent the ability for this to be called at too high of a frequency and saturate the machine.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-02-26

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.14 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.307, 5.4.269, 5.10.210, 5.15.149, 6.1.79, 6.6.18, 6.7.6, 6.8 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.14

Fixed in

✓ 4.19.307 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.269 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.210 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.149 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.79 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.18 6.6.x ✓ 6.7.6 6.7.x ✓ 6.8

References

10 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2441a64070b85c14eecc3728cc87e883f953f265

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24ec7504a08a67247fbe798d1de995208a8c128a

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cd139875e9a7688b3fc715264032620812a5fa3

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50fb4e17df319bb33be6f14e2a856950c1577dee

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/944d5fe50f3f03daacfea16300e656a1691c4a23

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-26602

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-02-26

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26602?

CVE-2024-26602 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.14 onward and has been patched in 4.19.307, 5.4.269, 5.10.210 and others. CVE-2024-26602 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26602?

CVE-2024-26602 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-26602?

Yes. CVE-2024-26602 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.307, 5.4.269, 5.10.210 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-26602 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-26602 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.