What is CVE-2024-26776?

CVE-2024-26776 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-2024-26776 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26776?

CVE-2024-26776 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-2024-26776?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26776. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-26776 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26776 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-2024-26776

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: hisi-sfc-v3xx: Return IRQ_NONE if no interrupts were detected Return IRQ_NONE from the interrupt handler when no interrupt was detected. Because an empty interrupt will cause a null pointer error: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000008 Call trace: complete+0x54/0x100 hisi_sfc_v3xx_isr+0x2c/0x40 [spi_hisi_sfc_v3xx] __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x64/0x1e0 handle_irq_event+0x7c/0x1cc

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-04-03

Last modified 2025-02-27

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-2024-26776 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-2024-26776 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/0399d7eba41d9b28f5bdd7757ec21a5b7046858d
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d637b5118274701e8448f35953877daf04df18b4
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de8b6e1c231a95abf95ad097b993d34b31458ec9
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-26776

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-04-03

Modified 2025-02-27

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26776?

CVE-2024-26776 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-2024-26776 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26776?

CVE-2024-26776 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-2024-26776?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26776. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-26776 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-26776 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 →