What is CVE-2024-26771?

CVE-2024-26771 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). CVE-2024-26771 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26771?

CVE-2024-26771 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-2024-26771?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26771. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-26771 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26771 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-2024-26771

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: ti: edma: Add some null pointer checks to the edma_probe 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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-04-03

Last modified 2025-01-27

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-476

CVE-2024-26771 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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-26771 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/4fe4e5adc7d29d214c59b59f61db73dec505ca3d
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e2276203ac9ff10fc76917ec9813c660f627369
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b24760f3a3c7ae1a176d343136b6c25174b7b27
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-26771

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-04-03

Modified 2025-01-27

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26771?

CVE-2024-26771 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) . CVE-2024-26771 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26771?

CVE-2024-26771 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-2024-26771?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26771. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-26771 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-26771 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (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. View CWE-476 on MITRE CWE →