What is CVE-2024-26734?

CVE-2024-26734 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2024-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2024-26734?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Use After Free in Linux

CVE-2024-26734

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: devlink: fix possible use-after-free and memory leaks in devlink_init() The pernet operations structure for the subsystem must be registered before registering the generic netlink family. Make an unregister in case of unsuccessful registration.

EPSS: 0.002 (15.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 687125b5799cd5120437fa455cfccbe8537916ff, 6.3, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

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-2024-26734?: CVE-2024-26734 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2024-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2024-26734?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.