What is CVE-2024-26616?

CVE-2024-26616 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-03-11.

How severe is CVE-2024-26616?

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

Use After Free in Linux

CVE-2024-26616

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: scrub: avoid use-after-free when chunk length is not 64K aligned [BUG] There is a bug report that, on a ext4-converted btrfs, scrub leads to various problems, inc…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.003 (20.8th 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 e02ee89baa66c40e1002cf8b09141fce7265e0f5, 6.4, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26616?: CVE-2024-26616 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-03-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-26616?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.