What is CVE-2024-26668?

CVE-2024-26668 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Integer Overflow flaw (CWE-190). CVE-2024-26668 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26668?

CVE-2024-26668 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-2024-26668?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26668. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-26668 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26668 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Integer Overflow (CWE-190)?

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow, leading to unexpected values. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/190.html

CVE-2024-26668

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_limit: reject configurations that cause integer overflow Reject bogus configs where internal token counter wraps around. This only occurs with very very large requests, such as 17gbyte/s. Its better to reject this rather than having incorrect ratelimit.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-04-02

Last modified 2025-03-17

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-190

CVE-2024-26668 is a Integer Overflow vulnerability

What is Integer Overflow?

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow, leading to unexpected values. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-26668 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/00c2c29aa36d1d1827c51a3720e9f893a22c7c6a
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79d4efd75e7dbecd855a3b8a63e65f7265f466e1
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9882495d02ecc490604f747437a40626dc9160d0
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-26668

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-04-02

Modified 2025-03-17

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26668?

CVE-2024-26668 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Integer Overflow flaw (CWE-190) . CVE-2024-26668 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26668?

CVE-2024-26668 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-2024-26668?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26668. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-26668 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-26668 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Integer Overflow (CWE-190)?

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow, leading to unexpected values. View CWE-190 on MITRE CWE →