Buffer Overflow Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [5.19,6.6.19)[6.7,6.7.7)
Threat Intelligence
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- published9 Oct 2026
- disclosed3 Apr 2024
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 3 Apr 2024
CVE-2024-26768 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 6.6.19, 6.7.7 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in the acpi_core_pic array allocation during MADT table parsing. An attacker can cause memory corruption and potentially execute arbitrary code or render the system unbootable by supplying a crafted or oversized MADT table via firmware, hypervisor configuration, or root-level initrd ACPI table override. This is only exploitable if the attacker has control over the system's boot environment, such as firmware or hypervisor configuration.
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