What is CVE-2024-26621?

CVE-2024-26621 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2024-26621 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26621?

CVE-2024-26621 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-2024-26621?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26621. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-26621 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26621 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-26621

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: huge_memory: don't force huge page alignment on 32 bit commit efa7df3e3bb5 ("mm: align larger anonymous mappings on THP boundaries") caused two issues [1] [2] reported on 32 bit system or compat userspace. It doesn't make too much sense to force huge page alignment on 32 bit system due to the constrained virtual address space. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/[email protected]/ [2] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/CAJuCfpHXLdQy1a2B6xN2d7quTYwg2OoZseYPZTRpU0eHHKD-sQ@mail.gmail.com/

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-03-02

Last modified 2025-01-16

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-26621 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ef9ad19e17676b9ef071309bc62020e2373705d
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ea9aa8d97e6563676094cb35755884173269555
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7432376c913381c5f24d373a87ff629bbde94b47
Patch

27 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-26621

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-03-02

Modified 2025-01-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26621?

CVE-2024-26621 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2024-26621 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26621?

CVE-2024-26621 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-2024-26621?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26621. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-26621 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-26621 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.