What is CVE-2024-46826?

CVE-2024-46826 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2024-46826?

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

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-46826

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ELF: fix kernel.randomize_va_space double read ELF loader uses "randomize_va_space" twice. It is sysctl and can change at any moment, so 2 loads could see 2 different values in theory with unpredictable consequences. Issue exactly one load for consistent value across one exec.

EPSS: 0.002 (16.4th 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 32a932332c8bad842804842eaf9651ad6268e637, 2.6.25, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-46826?: CVE-2024-46826 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-46826?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.