Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-26920

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing/trigger: Fix to return error if failed to alloc snapshot Fix register_snapshot_trigger() to return error code if it failed to allocate a snapshot instead of 0 (success). Unless that, it will register snapshot trigger without an error.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (15.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 15.6% 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-2024-26920: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 7c6feb347a4bb1f02e55f6814c93b5f7fab887a8, 5.5.19, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 5.7, 6.8

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26920?
CVE-2024-26920 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-04-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-26920?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-26920 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.