CVE-2024-46826: Linux kernel · ELF: fix kernel.randomize_va_space double read ELF loader uses "randomize_va_space
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium · fixed in 4.4.0-1142.148 : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 11:13 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 4.4.0-1142.148, 4.15.0-1187.202~14.04.1, 4.4.0-267.301~14.04.1 +95
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Sep 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Patches and advisories
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7154-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7155-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7156-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7154-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7196-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7428-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7429-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7428-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7429-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7455-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7455-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7455-3 (opens in a new tab)
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-azurepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gcppkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gcp?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gkepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gke?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gkeoppkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gkeop?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ELF: fix kernel.randomize_va_space double read ELF loader uses "randomize_va_space" twice. It is sysctl and can change at any moment, so 2 loads could see 2 different values in theory with unpredictable consequences. Issue exactly one load for consistent value across one exec.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-46826 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-46826 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/linus/2a97388a807b6ab5538aa8f8537b2463c6988bd2 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f81d51141a234ad0a3874b4d185dc27a521cd27 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/53f17409abf61f66b6f05aff795e938e5ba811d1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cf8cd80903073440b6ea055811d04edd24fe4f7 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a97388a807b6ab5538aa8f8537b2463c6988bd2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7154-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7155-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7156-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7154-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7196-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7428-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7429-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7428-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7429-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7455-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7455-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7455-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7459-1 (opens in a new tab)