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CVE-2024-26985

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2024-26985 is a memory leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel's drm/xe graphics driver, specifically affecting the intel_fb_bo_framebuffer_init function. This flaw, rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), could lead to a denial of service (A:H) if a local, low-privileged attacker (AV:L, PR:L) can trigger the unreferenced buffer object (bo) leak. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 6.8, < 6.8.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
0.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
13.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0022 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2024-26985Moderate

kernel: drm/xe: Fix bo leak in intel_fb_bo_framebuffer_init

May 1, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/652ead9b746a63e4e79d7ad66d3edf0a8a5b0c2f
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/7d8ac0942c312abda43b407eff72d31747a7b472
Patch
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/[email protected]/message/4EZ6PJW7VOZ224TD7N4JZNU6KV32ZJ53
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/[email protected]/message/DAMSOZXJEPUOXW33WZYWCVAY7Z5S7OOY
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/[email protected]/message/GCBZZEC7L7KTWWAS2NLJK6SO3IZIL4WW