CVE-2024-26816 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.0OSV6.5
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.87%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedApr 10
Latest updateJul 26
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86, relocs: Ignore relocations in .notes section
When building with CONFIG_XEN_PV=y, .text symbols are emitted into
the .notes section so that Xen can find the "startup_xen" entry point.
This information is used prior to booting the kernel, so relocations
are not useful. In fact, performing relocations against the .notes
section means that the KASLR base is exposed since /sys/kernel/notes
is world-readable.
To avoid leaking …
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages5 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linux5ead97c84fa7d63a6a7a2f4e9f18f452bd109045 — 13edb509abc91c72152a11baaf0e7c060a312e03+9
Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0