What is CVE-2024-26655?

CVE-2024-26655 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401). CVE-2024-26655 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26655?

CVE-2024-26655 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-2024-26655?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26655. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-26655 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26655 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/401.html

CVE-2024-26655

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Fix memory leak in posix_clock_open() If the clk ops.open() function returns an error, we don't release the pccontext we allocated for this clock. Re-organize the code slightly to make it all more obvious.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-04-01

Last modified 2026-03-17

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

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2024-26655 is a Memory Leak vulnerability

What is Memory Leak?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-26655 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/0200dd7ed2335469955d7e69cc1a6fa7df1f3847
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/375abf52353ca5e1a2e5f763629a870f91d0c38a
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b4cdd9c5676559b8a7c944ac5269b914b8c0bb8
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-26655

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-04-01

Modified 2026-03-17

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26655?

CVE-2024-26655 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . CVE-2024-26655 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26655?

CVE-2024-26655 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-2024-26655?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26655. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-26655 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-26655 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. View CWE-401 on MITRE CWE →