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CVE-2024-26735VulnerabilityPublished Updated

SUSE · security update for kernel

Affects SUSESource GCVE Database

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Mentioned vulnerabilities

Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 9.9.0 when convenient.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 19% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 9.9.0

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 Jun 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 2026-10-25.

What to do

Upgrade redhat/kernel to 9.9.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hatredhat/kernelpkg:rpm/redhat/kernelOther threatsAffected
  • <9.9.0
Fixed in
  • 9.9.0

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AI-suggested

A security update is available from Red Hat for affected kernel packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related variants. Systems should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2024:3619) and reboot to ensure the fixes take effect. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official patch.

Description

A security update for the Linux kernel addresses two vulnerabilities: a possible use-after-free and null pointer dereference in the IPv6 Segment Routing (SR) implementation (CVE-2024-26735), and a reference leak in the sysfs subsystem (CVE-2024-26993). These issues affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related distributions. The update is rated as moderate severity and requires a system reboot to apply. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.

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