What is CVE-2024-26779?

CVE-2024-26779 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2024-26779 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26779?

CVE-2024-26779 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-2024-26779?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26779. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-26779 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26779 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2024-26779

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: fix race condition on enabling fast-xmit fast-xmit must only be enabled after the sta has been uploaded to the driver, otherwise it could end up passing the not-yet-uploaded sta via drv_tx calls to the driver, leading to potential crashes because of uninitialized drv_priv data. Add a missing sta->uploaded check and re-check fast xmit after inserting a sta.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-04-03

Last modified 2025-04-04

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-362

CVE-2024-26779 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-26779 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
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html

Mailing List
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/281280276b70c822f55ce15b661f6d1d3228aaa9
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54b79d8786964e2f840e8a2ec4a9f9a50f3d4954
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ffab99e070b9f8ae0cf60c3c3602b84eee818dd
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-26779

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-04-03

Modified 2025-04-04

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26779?

CVE-2024-26779 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2024-26779 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26779?

CVE-2024-26779 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-2024-26779?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26779. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-26779 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-26779 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. View CWE-362 on MITRE CWE →