What is CVE-2024-26970?

CVE-2024-26970 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125). CVE-2024-26970 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26970?

CVE-2024-26970 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-2024-26970?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26970. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-26970 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26970 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html

CVE-2024-26970

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: qcom: gcc-ipq6018: fix terminating of frequency table arrays The frequency table arrays are supposed to be terminated with an empty element. Add such entry to the end of the arrays where it is missing in order to avoid possible out-of-bound access when the table is traversed by functions like qcom_find_freq() or qcom_find_freq_floor(). Only compile tested.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-01

Last modified 2025-03-20

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-125

CVE-2024-26970 is a Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Read?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-26970 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 Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/421b135aceace99789c982f6a77ce9476564fb52
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/852db52b45ea96dac2720f108e7c7331cd3738bb
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae60e3342296f766f88911d39199f77b05f657a6
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-26970

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-01

Modified 2025-03-20

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26970?

CVE-2024-26970 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125) . CVE-2024-26970 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26970?

CVE-2024-26970 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-2024-26970?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26970. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-26970 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-26970 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. View CWE-125 on MITRE CWE →