# CVE-2024-26824: crypto: algif_hash - Remove bogus SGL free on zero-length error path

> A local attacker can cause a kernel crash by triggering a double-free or invalid memory access when hashing zero-length messages in the algif_hash module.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-26824, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26824, GHSA-c8fg-x59g-83c8, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26824

## What is CVE-2024-26824?

CVE-2024-26824 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Apr 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:

crypto: algif_hash - Remove bogus SGL free on zero-length error path

When a zero-length message is hashed by algif_hash, and an error
is triggered, it tries to free an SG list that was never allocated
in the first place.  Fix this by not freeing the SG list on the
zero-length error path.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26824?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-26824?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-26824 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26824 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-26824 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-26824 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26824 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26824/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26824/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26824
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26824
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26824

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26824/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.