What is CVE-2024-26946?

CVE-2024-26946 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.18 onward and patched in 6.1.84, 6.6.24, 6.7.12 and others. CVE-2024-26946 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26946?

CVE-2024-26946 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-2024-26946?

Yes, CVE-2024-26946 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.84, 6.6.24, 6.7.12 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.18 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-26946 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26946 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-26946

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kprobes/x86: Use copy_from_kernel_nofault() to read from unsafe address Read from an unsafe address with copy_from_kernel_nofault() in arch_adjust_kprobe_addr() because this function is used before checking the address is in text or not. Syzcaller bot found a bug and reported the case if user specifies inaccessible data area, arch_adjust_kprobe_addr() will cause a kernel panic. [ mingo: Clarified the comment. ]

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-01

Last modified 2025-09-18

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

Weakness type

CWE-617

CVE-2024-26946 is classified as CWE-617

See CWE-617 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.18 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.84, 6.6.24, 6.7.12, 6.8.3, 6.9 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.18

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.84 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.24 6.6.x ✓ 6.7.12 6.7.x ✓ 6.8.3 6.8.x ✓ 6.9

References

5 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20fdb21eabaeb8f78f8f701f56d14ea0836ec861

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e51653d5d871f40f1bd5cf95cc7f2d8b33d063b

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6417684315087904fffe8966d27ca74398c57dd6

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b69f577308f1070004cafac106dd1a44099e5483

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f13edd1871d4fb4ab829aff629d47914e251bae3

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-26946

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-01

Modified 2025-09-18

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26946?

CVE-2024-26946 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.18 onward and has been patched in 6.1.84, 6.6.24, 6.7.12 and others. CVE-2024-26946 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26946?

CVE-2024-26946 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-2024-26946?

Yes. CVE-2024-26946 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.84, 6.6.24, 6.7.12 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.18 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-26946 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-26946 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.