What is CVE-2024-26952?

CVE-2024-26952 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.15 onward and patched in 5.15.181, 6.1.119, 6.6.32 and others. CVE-2024-26952 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26952?

CVE-2024-26952 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-2024-26952?

Yes, CVE-2024-26952 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.181, 6.1.119, 6.6.32 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-26952 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26952 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-26952

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix potencial out-of-bounds when buffer offset is invalid I found potencial out-of-bounds when buffer offset fields of a few requests is invalid. This patch set the minimum value of buffer offset field to ->Buffer offset to validate buffer length.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-01

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

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-2024-26952 is classified as CWE-120

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.181, 6.1.119, 6.6.32, 6.7.12, 6.8.3, 6.9 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.15

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.181 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.119 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.32 6.6.x ✓ 6.7.12 6.7.x ✓ 6.8.3 6.8.x ✓ 6.9

References

7 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c5541b4c980626fa3cab16ba1a451757778bbb5

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2dcda336b6e80b72d58d30d40f2fad9724e5fe63

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39bdc4197acf2ed13269167ccf093ee28cfa2a4e

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/480469f145e5abf83361e608734e421b7d99693d

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad6480c9a5d884e2704adc51d69895d93339176c

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-26952

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-01

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26952?

CVE-2024-26952 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.15 onward and has been patched in 5.15.181, 6.1.119, 6.6.32 and others. CVE-2024-26952 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26952?

CVE-2024-26952 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-2024-26952?

Yes. CVE-2024-26952 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.181, 6.1.119, 6.6.32 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-26952 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-26952 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.