CVE-2024-26804

kernel: net: ip_tunnel: prevent perpetual headroom growth

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · April 4, 2024

Updated · August 18, 2026

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s ip_tunnel functionality when a user uses the ip_tunnel infrastructure. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-770 · Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling