What is CVE-2024-26994?

CVE-2024-26994 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.37 onward and patched in 4.19.313, 5.4.275, 5.10.216 and others. CVE-2024-26994 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26994?

CVE-2024-26994 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-2024-26994?

Yes, CVE-2024-26994 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.313, 5.4.275, 5.10.216 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.37 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-26994 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26994 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-26994

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: speakup: Avoid crash on very long word In case a console is set up really large and contains a really long word (> 256 characters), we have to stop before the length of the word buffer.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-01

Last modified 2025-12-23

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 2.6.37 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.313, 5.4.275, 5.10.216, 5.15.157, 6.1.88, 6.6.29, 6.8.8, 6.9 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 2.6.37

Fixed in

✓ 4.19.313 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.275 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.216 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.157 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.88 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.29 6.6.x ✓ 6.8.8 6.8.x ✓ 6.9

References

13 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d130158db29f5e0b3893154908cf618896450a8

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0efb15c14c493263cb3a5f65f5ddfd4603d19a76

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6401038acfa24cba9c28cce410b7505efadd0222

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/756c5cb7c09e537b87b5d3acafcb101b2ccf394f

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89af25bd4b4bf6a71295f07e07a8ae7dc03c6595

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-26994

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-01

Modified 2025-12-23

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26994?

CVE-2024-26994 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.37 onward and has been patched in 4.19.313, 5.4.275, 5.10.216 and others. CVE-2024-26994 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26994?

CVE-2024-26994 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-2024-26994?

Yes. CVE-2024-26994 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.313, 5.4.275, 5.10.216 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.37 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-26994 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-26994 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.