{"id":"CVE-2024-26736","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nafs: Increase buffer size in afs_update_volume_status()\n\nThe max length of volume->vid value is 20 characters.\nSo increase idbuf[] size up to 24 to avoid overflow.\n\nFou…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nafs: Increase buffer size in afs_update_volume_status()\n\nThe max length of volume->vid value is 20 characters.\nSo increase idbuf[] size up to 24 to avoid overflow.\n\nFou…","severity":"high","cvss":8.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-787"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 4.15, < 5.4.270","linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.211","linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.150","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.80","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.19","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.7.7","linux_kernel = 6.8","debian_linux = 10.0"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.7.7"],"published":"2024-04-03","updated":"2026-08-04","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26736","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c27d85a69fa16a08813ba37ddfb4bbc9a1ed6b5","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e6065dd25b661420fac19c34282b6c626fcd35e","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ea38e2aeb72349cad50e38899b0ba6fbcb2af3d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d34a5e57632bb5ff825196ddd9a48ca403626dfa","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9b5e2b7a8196850383c70d099bfd39e81ab6637","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e56662160fc24d28cb75ac095cc6415ae1bda43e","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8530b170e464017203e3b8c6c49af6e916aece1","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c27d85a69fa16a08813ba37ddfb4bbc9a1ed6b5","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e6065dd25b661420fac19c34282b6c626fcd35e","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ea38e2aeb72349cad50e38899b0ba6fbcb2af3d","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d34a5e57632bb5ff825196ddd9a48ca403626dfa","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9b5e2b7a8196850383c70d099bfd39e81ab6637","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e56662160fc24d28cb75ac095cc6415ae1bda43e","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8530b170e464017203e3b8c6c49af6e916aece1","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00723,"epssPercentile":0.52552,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-05T10:46:48.330Z","slug":"CVE-2024-26736","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nafs: Increase buffer size in afs_update_volume_status()\n\nThe max length of volume->vid value is 20 characters.\nSo increase idbuf[] size up to 24 to avoid overflow.\n\nFound by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.\n\n[DH: Actually, it's 20 + NUL, so increase it to 24 and use snprintf()]\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.15, < 5.4.270`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.211`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.150`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.80`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.19`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.7.7`\n- `linux_kernel = 6.8`\n- `debian_linux = 10.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.7.7`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":45,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":44.6,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}