What is CVE-2026-24254?

CVE-2026-24254 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-08-04.

How severe is CVE-2026-24254?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2026-24254

NVIDIA Dynamo for Linux contains a vulnerability in the multimodal serving topology, where an attacker could cause an out-of-bounds write. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.

Published 2026-08-04 · last modified 2026-10-24.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.4th percentile), scored 2026-11-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linux Kernel
NVIDIA Dynamo — versions 0 to v1.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-288 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24254 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
www.cve.org/CVERecord (Third Party Advisory)
github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5842 (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-24254?: CVE-2026-24254 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-08-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-24254?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.