What is CVE-2024-26822?

CVE-2024-26822 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.15.124 onward and patched in 5.15.201, 6.1.164, 6.6.18 and others. CVE-2024-26822 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26822?

CVE-2024-26822 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:H/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-26822?

Yes, CVE-2024-26822 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.201, 6.1.164, 6.6.18 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15.124 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-26822 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26822 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-26822

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: set correct id, uid and cruid for multiuser automounts When uid, gid and cruid are not specified, we need to dynamically set them into the filesystem context used for automounting otherwise they'll end up reusing the values from the parent mount.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-04-17

Last modified 2026-03-17

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

High

Availability

None

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.15.124, 6.1.54, 6.2 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.201, 6.1.164, 6.6.18, 6.7.6, 6.8 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.15.124 ≥ 6.1.54 ≥ 6.2

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.201 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.164 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.18 6.6.x ✓ 6.7.6 6.7.x ✓ 6.8

References

5 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ceba8ae1bd1f5589548cb722a5c583ca3a2dede

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4508ec17357094e2075f334948393ddedbb75157

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a6e4c56721a3e6e2550b72ec56aab306c4607a7

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7590ba9057c6d74c66f3b909a383ec47cd2f27fb

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2aa2718cda2d56b4a551cb40043e9abc9684626

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-26822

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-04-17

Modified 2026-03-17

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26822?

CVE-2024-26822 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.15.124 onward and has been patched in 5.15.201, 6.1.164, 6.6.18 and others. CVE-2024-26822 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26822?

CVE-2024-26822 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:H/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-26822?

Yes. CVE-2024-26822 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.201, 6.1.164, 6.6.18 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15.124 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-26822 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-26822 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.