CVE-2024-26712: Linux kernel · powerpc/kasan: Fix addr error caused by page alignment
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in 5.4.0-1126.136~18.04.1 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 18:50 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 5.4.0-1126.136~18.04.1, 5.4.0-1131.138~18.04.1, 5.4.0-1130.139~18.04.1 +61
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 3 Apr 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 12 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Patches and advisories
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6766-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6766-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6766-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6795-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6828-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6831-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6867-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6895-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6895-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6900-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6895-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6895-4 (opens in a new tab)
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTSlinux-raspi-realtimepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime?arch=source&distro=realtime/nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-allwinner-5.19?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinux-aws-5.19pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws-5.19?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinux-aws-6.2pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws-6.2?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/kasan: Fix addr error caused by page alignment In kasan_init_region, when k_start is not page aligned, at the begin of for loop, k_cur = k_start & PAGE_MASK is less than k_start, and then `va = block + k_cur - k_start` is less than block, the addr va is invalid, because the memory address space from va to block is not alloced by memblock_alloc, which will not be reserved by memblock_reserve later, it will be used by other places. As a result, memory overwriting occurs. for example: int __init __weak kasan_init_region(void *start, size_t size) { [...] /* if say block(dcd97000) k_start(feef7400) k_end(feeff3fe) */ block = memblock_alloc(k_end - k_start, PAGE_SIZE); [...] for (k_cur = k_start & PAGE_MASK; k_cur < k_end; k_cur += PAGE_SIZE) { /* at the begin of for loop * block(dcd97000) va(dcd96c00) k_cur(feef7000) k_start(feef7400) * va(dcd96c00) is less than block(dcd97000), va is invalid */ void *va = block + k_cur - k_start; [...] } [...] } Therefore, page alignment is performed on k_start before memblock_alloc() to ensure the validity of the VA address.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-26712 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/linus/4a7aee96200ad281a5cc4cf5c7a2e2a49d2b97b0 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/230e89b5ad0a33f530a2a976b3e5e4385cb27882 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2738e0aa2fb24a7ab9c878d912dc2b239738c6c6 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c09912dd8387e228afcc5e34ac5d79b1e3a1058 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0516c06b19dc64807c10e01bb99b552bdf2d7dbe (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/70ef2ba1f4286b2b73675aeb424b590c92d57b25 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a7aee96200ad281a5cc4cf5c7a2e2a49d2b97b0 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26712 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6766-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6766-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6766-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6795-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6828-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6831-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6867-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6895-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6895-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6900-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6895-3 (opens in a new tab)