High severity · published May 1, 2024
CVE-2024-26950
wireguard: netlink: access device through ctx instead of peer
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wireguard: netlink: access device through ctx instead of peer
The previous commit fixed a bug that led to a NULL peer->device being
dereferenced. It's actually easier and faster performance-wise to
instead get the device from ctx->wg. This semantically makes more sense
too, since ctx->wg->peer_allowedips.seq is compared with
ctx->allowedips_seq, basing them both in ctx. This also acts as a
defence in depth provision against freed peers.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 16% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
5.6 before 5.10.215; 5.11 before 5.15.154; 5.16 before 6.1.84; 6.2 before 6.6.24; 6.7 before 6.7.12; 6.8 before 6.8.3 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
e7096c131e5161fa3b8e52a650d7719d2857adfd before 493aa6bdcffd90a4f82aa614fe4f4db0641b4068; e7096c131e5161fa3b8e52a650d7719d2857adfd before 4be453271a882c8ebc28df3dbf9e4d95e6ac42f5; e7096c131e5161fa3b8e52a650d7719d2857adfd before 09c3fa70f65175861ca948cb2f0f791e666c90e5; e7096c131e5161fa3b8e52a650d7719d2857adfd before c991567e6c638079304cc15dff28748e4a3c4a37; e7096c131e5161fa3b8e52a650d7719d2857adfd before 93bcc1752c69bb309f4d8cfaf960ef1faeb34996; e7096c131e5161fa3b8e52a650d7719d2857adfd before d44bd323d8bb8031eef4bdc44547925998a11e47; +2 more · source: vendor
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0 · source: NVD
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · Siemens
before V1.1.1 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26950
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26950
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09c3fa70f65175861ca948cb2f0f791e666c90e5
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/493aa6bdcffd90a4f82aa614fe4f4db0641b4068
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4be453271a882c8ebc28df3dbf9e4d95e6ac42f5
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71cbd32e3db82ea4a74e3ef9aeeaa6971969c86f
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93bcc1752c69bb309f4d8cfaf960ef1faeb34996
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c991567e6c638079304cc15dff28748e4a3c4a37
More from Kernel
9.8
CVE-2025-39682
tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list
8.8
CVE-2026-53266
netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable
8.8
CVE-2013-6282
Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
8.4
CVE-2022-0185
Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
8.4
CVE-2013-2094
Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
