What is CVE-2024-26772?

CVE-2024-26772 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 3.12 onward and patched in 4.19.308, 5.4.270, 5.10.211 and others. CVE-2024-26772 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26772?

CVE-2024-26772 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-2024-26772?

Yes, CVE-2024-26772 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.308, 5.4.270, 5.10.211 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-26772 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26772 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-26772

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: avoid allocating blocks from corrupted group in ext4_mb_find_by_goal() Places the logic for checking if the group's block bitmap is corrupt under the protection of the group lock to avoid allocating blocks from the group with a corrupted block bitmap.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-04-03

Last modified 2025-04-04

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 3.12 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

≥ 3.12

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

10 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21dbe20589c7f48e9c5d336ce6402bcebfa6d76a

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a6dcc4ad0f7f7fa8e8d127b5526e7c5f2d38a43

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b92b1bc16d691c95b152c6dbf027ad64315668d

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/832698373a25950942c04a512daa652c18a9b513

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8de8305a25bfda607fc13475ebe84b978c96d7ff

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-26772

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-04-03

Modified 2025-04-04

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26772?

CVE-2024-26772 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.12 onward and has been patched in 4.19.308, 5.4.270, 5.10.211 and others. CVE-2024-26772 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26772?

CVE-2024-26772 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-2024-26772?

Yes. CVE-2024-26772 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.308, 5.4.270, 5.10.211 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-26772 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-26772 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.