5.5

CVE-2024-46826: ELF: fix kernel.randomize_va_space double read

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-46826DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46826
Published 27-09-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-46826 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.25%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 45 · Related 39
DLA-4008-1DSA-5782-1RHSA-2024:8856RHSA-2024:8870RHSA-2025:10701RHSA-2025:4341

Timeline

  1. 27-09-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ELF: fix kernel.randomize_va_space double read ELF loader uses "randomize_va_space" twice. It is sysctl and can change at any moment, so 2 loads could see 2 different values in theory with unpredictable consequences. Issue exactly one load for consistent value across one exec.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

16%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.25% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu129 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-267.301 | < 4.15.0-236.248 | < 5.4.0-214.234 | < 5.15.0-138.148 | < 6.8.0-50.51
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1142.148 | < 4.4.0-1180.195 | < 4.15.0-1179.192 | < 5.4.0-1144.154 | < 5.15.0-1082.89 | < 6.8.0-1020.22
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 32a932332c8bad842804842eaf9651ad6268e637, < 1f81d51141a234ad0a3874b4d185dc27a521cd27 | ≥ 32a932332c8bad842804842eaf9651ad6268e637, < 53f17409abf61f66b6f05aff795e938e5ba811d1 | ≥ 32a932332c8bad842804842eaf9651ad6268e637, < 1cf8cd80903073440b6ea055811d04edd24fe4f7 | ≥ 32a932332c8bad842804842eaf9651ad6268e637, < 2a97388a807b6ab5538aa8f8537b2463c6988bd2 | 2.6.25
  • linux_kernel< 6.1.110 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.51 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.10.10
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.112-1 | < 6.10.11-1

3 vendors · 132 products

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