What is CVE-2024-26599?

CVE-2024-26599 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-02-23.

How severe is CVE-2024-26599?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-26599 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Linux

CVE-2024-26599

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pwm: Fix out-of-bounds access in of_pwm_single_xlate() With args->args_count == 2 args->args[2] is not defined. Actually the flags are contained in args->args[1].

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (16.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 3ab7b6ac5d829e60c3b89d415811ff1c9f358c8e, 5.17, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26599?: CVE-2024-26599 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-02-23.
How severe is CVE-2024-26599?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-26599 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.