CVE-2024-26994 Affecting linux-5.10 package, versions <5.10.216-1~deb10u1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-LINUX510-7371493
  • published26 Jun 2024
  • disclosed1 May 2024

Introduced: 1 May 2024

CVE-2024-26994  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 linux-5.10 to version 5.10.216-1~deb10u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-5.10 package and not the linux-5.10 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

speakup: Avoid crash on very long word

In case a console is set up really large and contains a really long word (> 256 characters), we have to stop before the length of the word buffer.

CVSS Scores

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