What is CVE-2024-26677?

CVE-2024-26677 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-04-02.

How severe is CVE-2024-26677?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Linux

CVE-2024-26677

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix delayed ACKs to not set the reference serial number Fix the construction of delayed ACKs to not set the reference serial number as they can't be used as an RTT reference.

EPSS: 0.002 (15.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 17926a79320afa9b95df6b977b40cca6d8713cea, 2.6.22, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

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-2024-26677?: CVE-2024-26677 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-26677?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.