What is CVE-2024-26770?

CVE-2024-26770 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476), affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.5 onward and patched in 6.6.19, 6.7.7 and 6.8. CVE-2024-26770 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26770?

CVE-2024-26770 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-2024-26770?

Yes, CVE-2024-26770 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.19, 6.7.7 and 6.8. If you are running Linux kernel 6.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-26770 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26770 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2024-26770

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: nvidia-shield: Add missing null pointer checks to LED initialization devm_kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory which can be NULL upon failure. Ensure the allocation was successful by checking the pointer validity. [[email protected]: tweak changelog a bit]

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-04-03

Last modified 2025-01-27

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-476

CVE-2024-26770 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.5 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.19, 6.7.7, 6.8 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.5

Fixed in

✓ 6.6.19 6.6.x ✓ 6.7.7 6.7.x ✓ 6.8

References

3 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83527a13740f57b45f162e3af4c7db4b88521100

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6eda11c44dc89a681e1c105f0f4660e69b1e183

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e71cc4a1e584293deafff1a7dea614b0210d0443

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-26770

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-04-03

Modified 2025-01-27

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26770?

CVE-2024-26770 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.5 onward and has been patched in 6.6.19, 6.7.7 and 6.8. CVE-2024-26770 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26770?

CVE-2024-26770 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-2024-26770?

Yes. CVE-2024-26770 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.19, 6.7.7 and 6.8. If you are running Linux kernel 6.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-26770 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-26770 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.