What is CVE-2024-26842?

CVE-2024-26842 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787). CVE-2024-26842 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26842?

CVE-2024-26842 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-26842?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26842. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-26842 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26842 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html

CVE-2024-26842

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: ufs: core: Fix shift issue in ufshcd_clear_cmd() When task_tag >= 32 (in MCQ mode) and sizeof(unsigned int) == 4, 1U << task_tag will out of bounds for a u32 mask. Fix this up to prevent SHIFT_ISSUE (bitwise shifts that are out of bounds for their data type). [name:debug_monitors&]Unexpected kernel BRK exception at EL1 [name:traps&]Internal error: BRK handler: 00000000f2005514 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [name:mediatek_cpufreq_hw&]cpufreq stop DVFS log done [name:mrdump&]Kernel Offset: 0x1ba5800000 from 0xffffffc008000000 [name:mrdump&]PHYS_OFFSET: 0x80000000 [name:mrdump&]pstate: 22400005 (nzCv daif +PAN -UAO) [name:mrdump&]pc : [0xffffffdbaf52bb2c] ufshcd_clear_cmd+0x280/0x288 [name:mrdump&]lr : [0xffffffdbaf52a774] ufshcd_wait_for_dev_cmd+0x3e4/0x82c [name:mrdump&]sp : ffffffc0081471b0 <snip> Workqueue: ufs_eh_wq_0 ufshcd_err_handler Call trace: dump_backtrace+0xf8/0x144 show_stack+0x18/0x24 dump_stack_lvl+0x78/0x9c dump_stack+0x18/0x44 mrdump_common_die+0x254/0x480 [mrdump] ipanic_die+0x20/0x30 [mrdump] notify_die+0x15c/0x204 die+0x10c/0x5f8 arm64_notify_die+0x74/0x13c do_debug_exception+0x164/0x26c el1_dbg+0x64/0x80 el1h_64_sync_handler+0x3c/0x90 el1h_64_sync+0x68/0x6c ufshcd_clear_cmd+0x280/0x288 ufshcd_wait_for_dev_cmd+0x3e4/0x82c ufshcd_exec_dev_cmd+0x5bc/0x9ac ufshcd_verify_dev_init+0x84/0x1c8 ufshcd_probe_hba+0x724/0x1ce0 ufshcd_host_reset_and_restore+0x260/0x574 ufshcd_reset_and_restore+0x138/0xbd0 ufshcd_err_handler+0x1218/0x2f28 process_one_work+0x5fc/0x1140 worker_thread+0x7d8/0xe20 kthread+0x25c/0x468 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-04-17

Last modified 2025-03-04

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-787

CVE-2024-26842 is a Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Write?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-26842 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ac9e18f5d66087cd22751c5c5bf0090eb0038fe
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a992425d18e5f7c48931121993c6c69426f2a8fb
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b513d30d59bb383a6a5d6b533afcab2cee99a8f8
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-26842

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-04-17

Modified 2025-03-04

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26842?

CVE-2024-26842 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787) . CVE-2024-26842 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26842?

CVE-2024-26842 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-26842?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26842. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-26842 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-26842 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. View CWE-787 on MITRE CWE →