afs: Increase buffer size in afs_update_volume_status()
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afs: Increase buffer size in afs_update_volume_status() The max length of volume->vid value is 20 characters. So increase idbuf[] size up to 24 to avoid overflow. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE. [DH: Actually, it's 20 + NUL, so increase it to 24 and use snprintf()]
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.15 and later | 5.4.270, 5.10.211, 5.15.150, 6.1.80, 6.6.19, 6.7.7, 6.8 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.15 and later Fixed in 5.4.270, 5.10.211, 5.15.150, 6.1.80, 6.6.19, 6.7.7, 6.8 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.15 to before 5.4.270; 5.5 to before 5.10.211; 5.11 to before 5.15.150; 5.16 to before 6.1.80; 6.2 to before 6.6.19; 6.7 to before 6.7.7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.8 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.8 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.8 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.8 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.8 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.15 to before 5.4.270; 5.5 to before 5.10.211; 5.11 to before 5.15.150; 5.16 to before 6.1.80; 6.2 to before 6.6.19; 6.7 to before 6.7.7 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.8 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.8 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.8 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.8 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.8 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.270, 5.10.211, 5.15.150, 6.1.80, 6.6.19, 6.7.7, 6.8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-26736
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vrrq-3f8j-8672
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c27d85a69fa16a08813ba37ddfb4bbc9a1ed6b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9b5e2b7a8196850383c70d099bfd39e81ab6637
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e56662160fc24d28cb75ac095cc6415ae1bda43e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8530b170e464017203e3b8c6c49af6e916aece1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e6065dd25b661420fac19c34282b6c626fcd35e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d34a5e57632bb5ff825196ddd9a48ca403626dfa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ea38e2aeb72349cad50e38899b0ba6fbcb2af3d
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Sources
- CVE-2024-26736 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-26736 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vrrq-3f8j-8672 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-26736 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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