# CVE-2024-26842: scsi: ufs: core: Fix shift issue in ufshcd_clear_cmd()

> A shift issue in the Linux kernel UFS driver causes an out-of-bounds shift, leading to a kernel crash and denial of service.

- **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:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-26842, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26842, GHSA-g2v7-347p-m9cv, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-26842, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2024-26842, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2024-26842, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26842

## What is CVE-2024-26842?

CVE-2024-26842 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:

scsi: ufs: core: Fix shift issue in ufshcd_clear_cmd()

When task_tag >= 32 (in MCQ mode) and sizeof(unsigned int) == 4, 1U <<
task_tag will out of bounds for a u32 mask. Fix this up to prevent
SHIFT_ISSUE (bitwise shifts that are out of bounds for their data type).

[name:debug_monitors&]Unexpected kernel BRK exception at EL1
[name:traps&]Internal error: BRK handler: 00000000f2005514 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
[name:mediatek_cpufreq_hw&]cpufreq stop DVFS log done
[name:mrdump&]Kernel Offset: 0x1ba5800000 from 0xffffffc008000000
[name:mrdump&]PHYS_OFFSET: 0x80000000
[name:mrdump&]pstate: 22400005 (nzCv daif +PAN -UAO)
[name:mrdump&]pc : [0xffffffdbaf52bb2c] ufshcd_clear_cmd+0x280/0x288
[name:mrdump&]lr : [0xffffffdbaf52a774] ufshcd_wait_for_dev_cmd+0x3e4/0x82c
[name:mrdump&]sp : ffffffc0081471b0
<snip>
Workqueue: ufs_eh_wq_0 ufshcd_err_handler
Call trace:
 dump_backtrace+0xf8/0x144
 show_stack+0x18/0x24
 dump_stack_lvl+0x78/0x9c
 dump_stack+0x18/0x44
 mrdump_common_die+0x254/0x480 [mrdump]
 ipanic_die+0x20/0x30 [mrdump]
 notify_die+0x15c/0x204
 die+0x10c/0x5f8
 arm64_notify_die+0x74/0x13c
 do_debug_exception+0x164/0x26c
 el1_dbg+0x64/0x80
 el1h_64_sync_handler+0x3c/0x90
 el1h_64_sync+0x68/0x6c
 ufshcd_clear_cmd+0x280/0x288
 ufshcd_wait_for_dev_cmd+0x3e4/0x82c
 ufshcd_exec_dev_cmd+0x5bc/0x9ac
 ufshcd_verify_dev_init+0x84/0x1c8
 ufshcd_probe_hba+0x724/0x1ce0
 ufshcd_host_reset_and_restore+0x260/0x574
 ufshcd_reset_and_restore+0x138/0xbd0
 ufshcd_err_handler+0x1218/0x2f28
 process_one_work+0x5fc/0x1140
 worker_thread+0x7d8/0xe20
 kthread+0x25c/0x468
 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26842?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-26842?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-26842 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26842 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [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-2024-26842 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-26842 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-2024-26842 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-2024-26842/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26842/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26842
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26842
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26842

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26842/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.