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CVE-2024-26641

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2024-26641 is a Linux kernel vulnerability affecting the ip6_tunnel module, specifically related to the handling of inner headers in the __ip6_tnl_rcv() function. This flaw can lead to the access of uninitialized data, potentially causing a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it has a local attack vector and low attack complexity, resulting in a high impact on availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 4.7, < 5.10.210CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.11, < 5.15.149CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.16, < 6.1.77CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.2, < 6.6.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.7, < 6.7.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
15.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0024 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 15,938 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2024-26641Low

kernel: ip6_tunnel: make sure to pull inner header in __ip6_tnl_rcv()

Mar 18, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/350a6640fac4b53564ec20aa3f4a0922cb0ba5e6
Mailing ListPatch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/8d975c15c0cd744000ca386247432d57b21f9df0
Mailing ListPatch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/a9bc32879a08f23cdb80a48c738017e39aea1080
Mailing ListPatch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/af6b5c50d47ab43e5272ad61935d0ed2e264d3f0
Mailing ListPatch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/c835df3bcc14858ae9b27315dd7de76370b94f3a
Mailing ListPatch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/d54e4da98bbfa8c257bdca94c49652d81d18a4d8
Mailing ListPatch
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
Mailing List
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20241108-0008
Third Party Advisory