CVE-2024-27026

Name: CVE-2024-27026
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2024-05-01T13:15:48.94+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.27%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-27026 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vmxnet3: Fix missing reserved tailroom Use rbi->len instead of rcd->len for non-dataring packet. Found issue: XDP_WARN: xdp_update_frame_from_buff(line:278): Driver BUG: missing reserved tailroom WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 0 at net/core/xdp.c:586 xdp_warn+0xf/0x20 CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: G W O 6.5.1 #1 RIP: 0010:xdp_warn+0xf/0x20 ... ? xdp_warn+0xf/0x20 xdp_do_redirect+0x15f/0x1c0 vmxnet3_run_xdp+0x17a/0x400 [vmxnet3] vmxnet3_process_xdp+0xe4/0x760 [vmxnet3] ? vmxnet3_tq_tx_complete.isra.0+0x21e/0x2c0 [vmxnet3] vmxnet3_rq_rx_complete+0x7ad/0x1120 [vmxnet3] vmxnet3_poll_rx_only+0x2d/0xa0 [vmxnet3] __napi_poll+0x20/0x180 net_rx_action+0x177/0x390. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vmxnet3: Fix missing reserved tailroom Use rbi->len instead of rcd->len for non-dataring packet. Found issue: XDP_WARN: xdp_update_frame_from_buff(line:278): Driver BUG: missing reserved tailroom WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 0 at net/core/xdp.c:586 xdp_warn+0xf/0x20 CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: G W O 6.5.1 #1 RIP: 0010:xdp_warn+0xf/0x20 ... ? xdp_warn+0xf/0x20 xdp_do_redirect+0x15f/0x1c0 vmxnet3_run_xdp+0x17a/0x400 [vmxnet3] vmxnet3_process_xdp+0xe4/0x760 [vmxnet3] ? vmxnet3_tq_tx_complete.isra.0+0x21e/0x2c0 [vmxnet3] vmxnet3_rq_rx_complete+0x7ad/0x1120 [vmxnet3] vmxnet3_poll_rx_only+0x2d/0xa0 [vmxnet3] __napi_poll+0x20/0x180 net_rx_action+0x177/0x390

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.27%

18.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 6.6, < 6.6.23
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 6.7, < 6.7.11
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 6.8, < 6.8.2

References

Timeline

Published: May 1, 2024
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-27026?

How severe is CVE-2024-27026?

CVE-2024-27026 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.27% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-27026?

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Source: NVD / NIST