High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 1, 2024· Updated Aug 4, 2026

CVE-2024-26994

Description

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

speakup: Avoid crash on very long word

In case a console is set up really large and contains a really long word (> 256 characters), we have to stop before the length of the word buffer.

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Affected products

108

Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Fedoraproject/Fedora3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux/Kernel7 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=2.6.37,<4.19.313
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 2.6.37
osv-coords97 versions
pkg:linux/kernel pkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_15&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6
>= 2.6.37, < 4.19.313+ 96 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 2.6.37, < 4.19.313
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1.150500.6.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3.150600.12.2.7
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.4
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1.150500.6.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1.150500.6.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3.150600.12.2.7
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-17.1.1.51
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150500.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150500.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.1.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.13.3.7
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d130158db29f5e0b3893154908cf618896450a8nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/0efb15c14c493263cb3a5f65f5ddfd4603d19a76nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/6401038acfa24cba9c28cce410b7505efadd0222nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/756c5cb7c09e537b87b5d3acafcb101b2ccf394fnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/89af25bd4b4bf6a71295f07e07a8ae7dc03c6595nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/8defb1d22ba0395b81feb963b96e252b097ba76fnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f6b62125befe1675446923e4171eac2c012959cnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8d2f34ea96ea3bce6ba2535f867f0d4ee3b22e1nvdPatch
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4EZ6PJW7VOZ224TD7N4JZNU6KV32ZJ53/nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DAMSOZXJEPUOXW33WZYWCVAY7Z5S7OOY/nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GCBZZEC7L7KTWWAS2NLJK6SO3IZIL4WW/nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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