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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 17, 2024· Updated Aug 4, 2026

CVE-2024-26824

CVE-2024-26824

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

crypto: algif_hash - Remove bogus SGL free on zero-length error path

When a zero-length message is hashed by algif_hash, and an error is triggered, it tries to free an SG list that was never allocated in the first place. Fix this by not freeing the SG list on the zero-length error path.

Affected products

7
  • Linux/Kernel6 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=6.5,<6.6.18
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)
    • (no CPE)range: 6.5
  • osv-coords
    pkg:linux/kernel
    Range: >= 6.5.0, < 6.6.18

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