Remote Code Execution (RCE) Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [3.0,6.7.7)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-20695122
  • published9 Oct 2026
  • disclosed3 Apr 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 3 Apr 2024

CVE-2024-26758  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-662  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 6.7.7 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) in the md_check_recovery process. An attacker can cause a system hang or prevent proper unregistration of the sync thread by manipulating the state of the RAID array, potentially leading to denial of service or further exploitation.

Note: The Linux kernel project assigns a CVE to every bug fix it ships, whether or not the bug has been shown to be exploitable. This advisory was generated from that process and has not been individually assessed for exploitability. See the kernel's CVE process documentation: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/process/cve.rst

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1