What is CVE-2024-26855?

CVE-2024-26855 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-2024-26855 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26855?

CVE-2024-26855 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-2024-26855?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26855. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-26855 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26855 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-2024-26855

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ice: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in ice_bridge_setlink() The function ice_bridge_setlink() may encounter a NULL pointer dereference if nlmsg_find_attr() returns NULL and br_spec is dereferenced subsequently in nla_for_each_nested(). To address this issue, add a check to ensure that br_spec is not NULL before proceeding with the nested attribute iteration.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-04-17

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-476

CVE-2024-26855 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-2024-26855 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
Cert-Portal
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06e456a05d669ca30b224b8ed962421770c1496c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e296067ae0d74a10b4933601f9aa9f0ec8f157f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a770927dc1d642b22417c3e668c871689fc58b3
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-26855

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-04-17

Modified 2026-05-12

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26855?

CVE-2024-26855 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-2024-26855 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26855?

CVE-2024-26855 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-2024-26855?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26855. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-26855 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-26855 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 →