Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-26637

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: rely on mac80211 debugfs handling for vif mac80211 started to delete debugfs entries in certain cases, causing a ath11k to crash when it tried to delete the entries later. Fix this by relying on mac80211 to delete the entries when appropriate and adding them from the vif_add_debugfs handler.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (10.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 10.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-26637: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 0a3d898ee9a8303d5b3982b97ef0703919c3ea76, 6.7, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.8

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26637?
CVE-2024-26637 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2024-26637?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-26637 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.