What is CVE-2024-26735?

CVE-2024-26735 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Use After Free flaw (CWE-416), affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.10 onward and patched in 4.19.308, 5.4.270, 5.10.211 and others. CVE-2024-26735 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26735?

CVE-2024-26735 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-2024-26735?

Yes, CVE-2024-26735 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.308, 5.4.270, 5.10.211 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-26735 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26735 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html

CVE-2024-26735

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: sr: fix possible use-after-free and null-ptr-deref The pernet operations structure for the subsystem must be registered before registering the generic netlink family.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-04-03

Last modified 2025-03-17

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

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-416

CVE-2024-26735 is a Use After Free vulnerability

What is Use After Free?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.10 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.308, 5.4.270, 5.10.211, 5.15.150, 6.1.80, 6.6.19, 6.7.7, 6.8 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.10

Fixed in

✓ 4.19.308 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.270 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.211 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.150 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.80 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.19 6.6.x ✓ 6.7.7 6.7.x ✓ 6.8

References

11 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02b08db594e8218cfbc0e4680d4331b457968a9b

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5559cea2d5aa3018a5f00dd2aca3427ba09b386b

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65c38f23d10ff79feea1e5d50b76dc7af383c1e6

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82831e3ff76ef09fb184eb93b79a3eb3fb284f1d

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8391b9b651cfdf80ab0f1dc4a489f9d67386e197

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-26735

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-04-03

Modified 2025-03-17

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26735?

CVE-2024-26735 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Use After Free flaw (CWE-416) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.10 onward and has been patched in 4.19.308, 5.4.270, 5.10.211 and others. CVE-2024-26735 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26735?

CVE-2024-26735 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-2024-26735?

Yes. CVE-2024-26735 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.308, 5.4.270, 5.10.211 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-26735 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-26735 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.