Description

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

ELF: fix kernel.randomize_va_space double read

ELF loader uses "randomize_va_space" twice. It is sysctl and can change
at any moment, so 2 loads could see 2 different values in theory with
unpredictable consequences.

Issue exactly one load for consistent value across one exec.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-46826

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 5.5

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

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 7.2% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-02 (when was this score calculated)

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)

SSVC Exploitation: none

SSVC Technical Impact: partial

SSVC Automatable: false

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46826
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f81d51141a234ad0a3874b4d185dc27a521cd27
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53f17409abf61f66b6f05aff795e938e5ba811d1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cf8cd80903073440b6ea055811d04edd24fe4f7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a97388a807b6ab5538aa8f8537b2463c6988bd2

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