CVE-2024-26604 Revert "kobject: Remove redundant checks for whether ktype is NULL"

What is CVE-2024-26604?

CVE-2024-26604 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 24 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Revert "kobject: Remove redundant checks for whether ktype is NULL"

This reverts commit 1b28cb81dab7c1eedc6034206f4e8d644046ad31.

It is reported to cause problems, so revert it for now until the root cause can be found.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26604?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-26604?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-26604 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26604 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-26604, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26604, GHSA-xf63-228h-qhch, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26604.