9.1

CVE-2024-26594: linux Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 9.1v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26594DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26594
Published 23-02-2024Last modified 05-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-26594 is a critical (CVSS 9.1) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 51.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.1/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
51.25%
0%100%
Critical · +0.28 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 15

Timeline

  1. 23-02-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: validate mech token in session setup If client send invalid mech token in session setup request, ksmbd validate and make the error if it is invalid.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

51.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.28 pp

From 50.97% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
51.25%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu104 products
  • linux< 5.15.0-106.116
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 5.15.0-1061.67
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf, < dd1de9268745f0eac83a430db7afc32cbd62e84b | ≥ 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf, < 6eb8015492bcc84e40646390e50a862b2c0529c9 | ≥ 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf, < a2b21ef1ea4cf632d19b3a7cc4d4245b8e63202a | ≥ 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf, < 5e6dfec95833edc54c48605a98365a7325e5541e | ≥ 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf, < 92e470163d96df8db6c4fa0f484e4a229edb903d | 5.15
  • linux_kernel< 5.15.149 | ≥ 5.16.0, < 6.1.75 | ≥ 6.2.0, < 6.6.14 | ≥ 6.7.0, < 6.7.2
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.76-1 | < 6.6.15-1

3 vendors · 107 products

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