How severe is CVE-2024-26681?

CVE-2024-26681 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.

Is CVE-2024-26681 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (13th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-26681?

CVE-2024-26681 primarily affects Linux Linux Kernel. In total, 4 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2024-26681?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

Does CVE-2024-26681 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2024-26681 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-23943.

When was CVE-2024-26681 published?

CVE-2024-26681 was published on 2024-04-02 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2024-26681

CVE-2024-26681 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux Kernel with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-835.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 5.5)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (13th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2024-23943
Weakness: CWE-835
Affected product: Linux Linux Kernel
Published: 2024-04-02
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netdevsim: avoid potential loop in nsim_dev_trap_report_work() Many syzbot reports include the following trace [1] If nsim_dev_trap_report_work() can not grab the mutex, it should rearm itself at least one jiffie later. [1] Sending NMI from CPU 1 to CPUs 0: NMI backtrace for cpu 0 CPU: 0 PID: 32383 Comm: kworker/0:2 Not tainted 6.8.0-rc2-syzkaller-00031-g861c0981648f #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 11/17/2023 Workqueue: events nsim_dev_trap_report_work RIP: 0010:bytes_is_nonzero mm/kasan/generic.c:89 [inline] RIP: 0010:memory_is_nonzero mm/kasan/generic.c:104 [inline] RIP: 0010:memory_is_poisoned_n mm/kasan/generic.c:129 [inline] RIP: 0010:memory_is_poisoned mm/kasan/generic.c:161 [inline] RIP: 0010:check_region_inline mm/kasan/generic.c:180 [inline] RIP: 0010:kasan_check_range+0x101/0x190 mm/kasan/generic.c:189 Code: 07 49 39 d1 75 0a 45 3a 11 b8 01 00 00 00 7c 0b 44 89 c2 e8 21 ed ff ff 83 f0 01 5b 5d 41 5c c3 48 85 d2 74 4f 48 01 ea eb 09 <48> 83 c0 01 48 39 d0 74 41 80 38 00 74 f2 eb b6 41 bc 08 00 00 00 RSP: 0018:ffffc90012dcf998 EFLAGS: 00000046 RAX: fffffbfff258af1e RBX: fffffbfff258af1f RCX: ffffffff8168eda3 RDX: fffffbfff258af1f RSI: 0000000000000004 RDI: ffffffff92c578f0 RBP: fffffbfff258af1e R08: 0000000000000000 R09: fffffbfff258af1e R10: ffffffff92c578f3 R11: ffffffff8acbcbc0 R12: 0000000000000002 R13: ffff88806db38400 R14: 1ffff920025b9f42 R15: ffffffff92c578e8 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880b9800000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 000000c00994e078 CR3: 000000002c250000 CR4: 00000000003506f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <NMI> </NMI> <TASK> instrument_atomic_read include/linux/instrumented.h:68 [inline] atomic_read include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:32 [inline] queued_spin_is_locked include/asm-generic/qspinlock.h:57 [inline] debug_spin_unlock kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c:101 [inline] do_raw_spin_unlock+0x53/0x230 kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c:141 __raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:150 [inline] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x22/0x70 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:194 debug_object_activate+0x349/0x540 lib/debugobjects.c:726 debug_work_activate kernel/workqueue.c:578 [inline] insert_work+0x30/0x230 kernel/workqueue.c:1650 __queue_work+0x62e/0x11d0 kernel/workqueue.c:1802 __queue_delayed_work+0x1bf/0x270 kernel/workqueue.c:1953 queue_delayed_work_on+0x106/0x130 kernel/workqueue.c:1989 queue_delayed_work include/linux/workqueue.h:563 [inline] schedule_delayed_work include/linux/workqueue.h:677 [inline] nsim_dev_trap_report_work+0x9c0/0xc80 drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:842 process_one_work+0x886/0x15d0 kernel/workqueue.c:2633 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:2706 [inline] worker_thread+0x8b9/0x1290 kernel/workqueue.c:2787 kthread+0x2c6/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:388 ret_from_fork+0x45/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:242 </TASK>

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26681?: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netdevsim: avoid potential loop in nsim_dev_trap_report_work() Many syzbot reports include the following trace [1] If nsim_dev_trap_report_work() can not grab the mutex, it should rearm itself at least one jiffie later. [1] Sending NMI from CPU 1 to CPUs 0: NMI backtrace for cpu 0 CPU: 0 PID: 32383 Comm: kworker/0:2 Not tainted 6.8.0-rc2-syzkaller-00031-g861c0981648f #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 11/17/2023 Workqueue: events nsim_dev_trap_report_work RIP: 0010:bytes_is_nonzero mm/kasan/generic.c:89 [inline] RIP: 0010:memory_is_nonzero mm/kasan/generic.c:104 [inline] RIP: 0010:memory_is_poisoned_n mm/kasan/generic.c:129 [inline] RIP: 0010:memory_is_poisoned mm/kasan/generic.c:161 [inline] RIP: 0010:check_region_inline mm/kasan/generic.c:180 [inline] RIP: 0010:kasan_check_range+0x101/0x190 mm/kasan/generic.c:189 Code: 07 49 39 d1 75 0a 45 3a 11 b8 01 00 00 00 7c 0b 44 89 c2 e8 21 ed ff ff 83 f0 01 5b 5d 41 5c c3 48 85 d2 74 4f 48 01 ea eb 09 <48> 83 c0 01 48 39 d0 74 41 80 38 00 74 f2 eb b6 41 bc 08 00 00 00 RSP: 0018:ffffc90012dcf998 EFLAGS: 00000046 RAX: fffffbfff258af1e RBX: fffffbfff258af1f RCX: ffffffff8168eda3 RDX: fffffbfff258af1f RSI: 0000000000000004 RDI: ffffffff92c578f0 RBP: fffffbfff258af1e R08: 0000000000000000 R09: fffffbfff258af1e R10: ffffffff92c578f3 R11: ffffffff8acbcbc0 R12: 0000000000000002 R13: ffff88806db38400 R14: 1ffff920025b9f42 R15: ffffffff92c578e8 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880b9800000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 000000c00994e078 CR3: 000000002c250000 CR4: 00000000003506f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <NMI> </NMI> <TASK> instrument_atomic_read include/linux/instrumented.h:68 [inline] atomic_read include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:32 [inline] queued_spin_is_locked include/asm-generic/qspinlock.h:57 [inline] debug_spin_unlock kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c:101 [inline] do_raw_spin_unlock+0x53/0x230 kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c:141 __raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:150 [inline] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x22/0x70 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:194 debug_object_activate+0x349/0x540 lib/debugobjects.c:726 debug_work_activate kernel/workqueue.c:578 [inline] insert_work+0x30/0x230 kernel/workqueue.c:1650 __queue_work+0x62e/0x11d0 kernel/workqueue.c:1802 __queue_delayed_work+0x1bf/0x270 kernel/workqueue.c:1953 queue_delayed_work_on+0x106/0x130 kernel/workqueue.c:1989 queue_delayed_work include/linux/workqueue.h:563 [inline] schedule_delayed_work include/linux/workqueue.h:677 [inline] nsim_dev_trap_report_work+0x9c0/0xc80 drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:842 process_one_work+0x886/0x15d0 kernel/workqueue.c:2633 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:2706 [inline] worker_thread+0x8b9/0x1290 kernel/workqueue.c:2787 kthread+0x2c6/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:388 ret_from_fork+0x45/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:242 </TASK>
How severe is CVE-2024-26681?: CVE-2024-26681 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2024-26681 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (13th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2024-26681?: CVE-2024-26681 primarily affects Linux Linux Kernel. In total, 4 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2024-26681?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2024-26681 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2024-26681 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-23943.
When was CVE-2024-26681 published?: CVE-2024-26681 was published on 2024-04-02 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (4)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

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