CVE-2024-26994

kernel: speakup: Avoid crash on very long word

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 1, 2024

Updated · August 18, 2026

Description

A potential word buffer overflow was found in drivers/accessibility/speakup/main.c in the Linux kernel. This may cause a crash.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

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-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')