What is CVE-2024-26679?

CVE-2024-26679 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Improper Locking flaw (CWE-667). CVE-2024-26679 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26679?

CVE-2024-26679 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-2024-26679?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26679. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-26679 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26679 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Improper Locking (CWE-667)?

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock, which can lead to unexpected behaviour. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/667.html

CVE-2024-26679

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: inet: read sk->sk_family once in inet_recv_error() inet_recv_error() is called without holding the socket lock. IPv6 socket could mutate to IPv4 with IPV6_ADDRFORM socket option and trigger a KCSAN warning.

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-667

CVE-2024-26679 is a Improper Locking vulnerability

What is Improper Locking?

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock, which can lead to unexpected behaviour. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-26679 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html

Mailing List
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html

Mailing List
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/307fa8a75ab7423fa5c73573ec3d192de5027830
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3266e638ba5cc1165f5e6989eb8c0720f1cc4b41
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a5e31bdd3c1702b520506d9cf8c41085f75c7f2
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-26679

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-2024-26679?

CVE-2024-26679 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Improper Locking flaw (CWE-667) . CVE-2024-26679 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26679?

CVE-2024-26679 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-2024-26679?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26679. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-26679 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-26679 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Improper Locking (CWE-667)?

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock, which can lead to unexpected behaviour. View CWE-667 on MITRE CWE →