What is CVE-2024-26734?

CVE-2024-26734 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401). CVE-2024-26734 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26734?

CVE-2024-26734 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-26734?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26734. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-26734 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26734 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-2024-26734

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: devlink: fix possible use-after-free and memory leaks in devlink_init() The pernet operations structure for the subsystem must be registered before registering the generic netlink family. Make an unregister in case of unsuccessful registration.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-04-03

Last modified 2025-01-14

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2024-26734 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-2024-26734 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/919092bd5482b7070ae66d1daef73b600738f3a2
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/def689fc26b9a9622d2e2cb0c4933dd3b1c8071c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e91d3561e28d7665f4f837880501dc8755f635a9
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-26734

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-04-03

Modified 2025-01-14

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26734?

CVE-2024-26734 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . CVE-2024-26734 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26734?

CVE-2024-26734 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-26734?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26734. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-26734 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-26734 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 →