What is CVE-2024-26816?

CVE-2024-26816 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2024-26816 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26816?

CVE-2024-26816 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-2024-26816?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26816. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-26816 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26816 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-26816

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86, relocs: Ignore relocations in .notes section When building with CONFIG_XEN_PV=y, .text symbols are emitted into the .notes section so that Xen can find the "startup_xen" entry point. This information is used prior to booting the kernel, so relocations are not useful. In fact, performing relocations against the .notes section means that the KASLR base is exposed since /sys/kernel/notes is world-readable. To avoid leaking the KASLR base without breaking unprivileged tools that are expecting to read /sys/kernel/notes, skip performing relocations in the .notes section. The values readable in .notes are then identical to those found in System.map.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-04-10

Last modified 2026-05-12

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-770

CVE-2024-26816 is classified as CWE-770

See CWE-770 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-26816 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
Cert-Portal
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13edb509abc91c72152a11baaf0e7c060a312e03
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47635b112a64b7b208224962471e7e42f110e723
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52018aa146e3cf76569a9b1e6e49a2b7c8d4a088
Patch

9 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-26816

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-04-10

Modified 2026-05-12

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26816?

CVE-2024-26816 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2024-26816 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26816?

CVE-2024-26816 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-2024-26816?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26816. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-26816 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-26816 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.