What is CVE-2024-26936?

CVE-2024-26936 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2024-26936 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26936?

CVE-2024-26936 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-2024-26936?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26936. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-26936 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26936 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-26936

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: validate request buffer size in smb2_allocate_rsp_buf() The response buffer should be allocated in smb2_allocate_rsp_buf before validating request. But the fields in payload as well as smb2 header is used in smb2_allocate_rsp_buf(). This patch add simple buffer size validation to avoid potencial out-of-bounds in request buffer.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-01

Last modified 2025-09-18

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-120

CVE-2024-26936 is classified as CWE-120

See CWE-120 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-26936 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/17cf0c2794bdb6f39671265aa18aea5c22ee8c4a
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21ff9d7d223c5c19cb4334009e4c0c83a2f4d674
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c27a64a2bc47d9bfc7c3cf8be14be53b1ee7cb6
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-26936

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-01

Modified 2025-09-18

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26936?

CVE-2024-26936 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2024-26936 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26936?

CVE-2024-26936 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-2024-26936?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26936. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-26936 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-26936 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.