CVE-2024-26816

CVE Details

Release Date:

2024-04-10

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nx86, relocs: Ignore relocations in .notes section\nWhen building with CONFIG_XEN_PV=y, .text symbols are emitted into\nthe .notes section so that Xen can find the 'startup_xen' entry point.\nThis information is used prior to booting the kernel, so relocations\nare not useful. In fact, performing relocations against the .notes\nsection means that the KASLR base is exposed since /sys/kernel/notes\nis world-readable.\nTo avoid leaking the KASLR base without breaking unprivileged tools that\nare expecting to read /sys/kernel/notes, skip performing relocations in\nthe .notes section. The values readable in .notes are then identical to\nthose found in System.map.

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CVSS Scoring

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.1 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	6	CVSS Vector:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	High	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12606	2024-09-02
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12606	2024-09-02
Oracle VM version 3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2024-0011	2024-09-03