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). 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?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26735. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

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

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-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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-26735 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
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241101-0012/

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02b08db594e8218cfbc0e4680d4331b457968a9b
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5559cea2d5aa3018a5f00dd2aca3427ba09b386b
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65c38f23d10ff79feea1e5d50b76dc7af383c1e6
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

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 Awaiting data

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) . 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?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26735. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
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.
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. View CWE-416 on MITRE CWE →