What is CVE-2024-26736?

CVE-2024-26736 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787). CVE-2024-26736 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26736?

CVE-2024-26736 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-2024-26736?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26736. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-26736 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26736 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html

CVE-2024-26736

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afs: Increase buffer size in afs_update_volume_status() The max length of volume->vid value is 20 characters. So increase idbuf[] size up to 24 to avoid overflow. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE. [DH: Actually, it's 20 + NUL, so increase it to 24 and use snprintf()]

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-04-03

Last modified 2025-03-17

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-787

CVE-2024-26736 is a Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Write?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-26736 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
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c27d85a69fa16a08813ba37ddfb4bbc9a1ed6b5
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e6065dd25b661420fac19c34282b6c626fcd35e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ea38e2aeb72349cad50e38899b0ba6fbcb2af3d
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-26736

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 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-2024-26736?

CVE-2024-26736 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787) . CVE-2024-26736 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26736?

CVE-2024-26736 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-2024-26736?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26736. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-26736 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-26736 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. View CWE-787 on MITRE CWE →