5.5

CVE-2024-26855: debian debian_linux NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26855DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26855
Published 17-04-2024Last modified 15-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-26855 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.25%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 35 · Related 28
DLA-3842-1DSA-5681-1RHSA-2024:5364RHSA-2024:5365RHSA-2024:5928RHSA-2024:7000

Timeline

  1. 17-04-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ice: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in ice_bridge_setlink() The function ice_bridge_setlink() may encounter a NULL pointer dereference if nlmsg_find_attr() returns NULL and br_spec is dereferenced subsequently in nla_for_each_nested(). To address this issue, add a check to ensure that br_spec is not NULL before proceeding with the nested attribute iteration.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

15%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.25% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.25%

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

Ubuntu112 products
  • linux< 5.4.0-189.209 | < 5.15.0-112.122
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 5.4.0-1128.138 | < 5.15.0-1063.69
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ b1edc14a3fbfe0154a2aecb8bb9775c3012cb6e2, < d9fefc51133107e59d192d773be86c1150cfeebb | ≥ b1edc14a3fbfe0154a2aecb8bb9775c3012cb6e2, < 37fe99016b12d32100ce670216816dba6c48b309 | ≥ b1edc14a3fbfe0154a2aecb8bb9775c3012cb6e2, < 8d95465d9a424200485792858c5b3be54658ce19 | ≥ b1edc14a3fbfe0154a2aecb8bb9775c3012cb6e2, < afdd29726a6de4ba27cd15590661424c888dc596 | ≥ b1edc14a3fbfe0154a2aecb8bb9775c3012cb6e2, < 1a770927dc1d642b22417c3e668c871689fc58b3 | ≥ b1edc14a3fbfe0154a2aecb8bb9775c3012cb6e2, < 0e296067ae0d74a10b4933601f9aa9f0ec8f157f | ≥ b1edc14a3fbfe0154a2aecb8bb9775c3012cb6e2, < 06e456a05d669ca30b224b8ed962421770c1496c | 4.20
  • linux_kernel≥ 4.20, < 5.4.272 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.213 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.152 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.82 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.22 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.7.10 | 6.8:rc1 | 6.8:rc2 | 6.8:rc3 | 6.8:rc4 | 6.8:rc5 | 6.8:rc6

3 vendors · 116 products

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