CVE-2024-26816
Status: ModifiedMedium (5.5)—
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 the KASLR base without breaking unprivileged tools that are expecting to read /sys/kernel/notes, skip performing relocations in the .notes section. The values readable in .notes are then identical to those found in System.map.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Base score: 5.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.31%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 22
- Score date: 10/8/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (2)
CWEs
- CWE-770
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13edb509abc91c72152a11baaf0e7c060a312e03
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47635b112a64b7b208224962471e7e42f110e723
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52018aa146e3cf76569a9b1e6e49a2b7c8d4a088
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cb59db49c9c0fccfd33b2209af4f7ae3c6ddf40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4e7ff1a74274e59a2de9bb57236542aa990d20a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaa8736370db1a78f0e8434344a484f9fd20be3b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae7079238f6faf1b94accfccf334e98b46a0c0aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af2a9f98d884205145fd155304a6955822ccca1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7cff9780297d55d97ad068b68b703cfe53ef9af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13edb509abc91c72152a11baaf0e7c060a312e03
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47635b112a64b7b208224962471e7e42f110e723
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52018aa146e3cf76569a9b1e6e49a2b7c8d4a088
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cb59db49c9c0fccfd33b2209af4f7ae3c6ddf40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4e7ff1a74274e59a2de9bb57236542aa990d20a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaa8736370db1a78f0e8434344a484f9fd20be3b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae7079238f6faf1b94accfccf334e98b46a0c0aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af2a9f98d884205145fd155304a6955822ccca1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7cff9780297d55d97ad068b68b703cfe53ef9af
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
Raw JSON (NVD)
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