What is CVE-2024-26920?

CVE-2024-26920 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.4.220 onward and patched in 6.1.79, 6.6.18, 6.7.6 and others. CVE-2024-26920 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26920?

CVE-2024-26920 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-2024-26920?

Yes, CVE-2024-26920 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.79, 6.6.18, 6.7.6 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.4.220 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-26920 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26920 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-26920

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing/trigger: Fix to return error if failed to alloc snapshot Fix register_snapshot_trigger() to return error code if it failed to allocate a snapshot instead of 0 (success). Unless that, it will register snapshot trigger without an error.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-04-17

Last modified 2026-05-12

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

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.4.220, 4.9.220, 4.14.177, 4.19.117, 5.4.34, 5.5.19, 5.6.6, 5.7 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.79, 6.6.18, 6.7.6, 6.8 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.4.220 ≥ 4.9.220 ≥ 4.14.177 ≥ 4.19.117 ≥ 5.4.34 ≥ 5.5.19 ≥ 5.6.6 ≥ 5.7

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.79 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.18 6.6.x ✓ 6.7.6 6.7.x ✓ 6.8

References

13 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0958b33ef5a04ed91f61cef4760ac412080c4e08

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36be97e9eb535fe3008a5cb040b1e56f29f2e398

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b001ef14baab16b553a002cb9979e31b8fc0c6b

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6022c065c9ec465d84cebff8f480db083e4ee06b

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2450a69d2ee75d1f0112d509ac82ef98f5ad6b5f

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-26920

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-04-17

Modified 2026-05-12

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26920?

CVE-2024-26920 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.4.220 onward and has been patched in 6.1.79, 6.6.18, 6.7.6 and others. CVE-2024-26920 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26920?

CVE-2024-26920 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-2024-26920?

Yes. CVE-2024-26920 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.79, 6.6.18, 6.7.6 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.4.220 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-26920 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-26920 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.