Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-26850

medium Nessus Plugin ID 244440

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/debug_vm_pgtable: fix BUG_ON with pud advanced test Architectures like powerpc add debug checks to ensure we find only devmap PUD pte entries. These debug checks are only done with CONFIG_DEBUG_VM. This patch marks the ptes used for PUD advanced test devmap pte entries so that we don't hit on debug checks on architecture like ppc64 as below.
WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 1 at arch/powerpc/mm/book3s64/radix_pgtable.c:1382 radix__pud_hugepage_update+0x38/0x138 .... NIP [c0000000000a7004] radix__pud_hugepage_update+0x38/0x138 LR [c0000000000a77a8] radix__pudp_huge_get_and_clear+0x28/0x60 Call Trace: [c000000004a2f950] [c000000004a2f9a0] 0xc000000004a2f9a0 (unreliable) [c000000004a2f980] [000d34c100000000] 0xd34c100000000 [c000000004a2f9a0] [c00000000206ba98] pud_advanced_tests+0x118/0x334 [c000000004a2fa40] [c00000000206db34] debug_vm_pgtable+0xcbc/0x1c48 [c000000004a2fc10] [c00000000000fd28] do_one_initcall+0x60/0x388 Also kernel BUG at arch/powerpc/mm/book3s64/pgtable.c:202! .... NIP [c000000000096510] pudp_huge_get_and_clear_full+0x98/0x174 LR [c00000000206bb34] pud_advanced_tests+0x1b4/0x334 Call Trace:
[c000000004a2f950] [000d34c100000000] 0xd34c100000000 (unreliable) [c000000004a2f9a0] [c00000000206bb34] pud_advanced_tests+0x1b4/0x334 [c000000004a2fa40] [c00000000206db34] debug_vm_pgtable+0xcbc/0x1c48 [c000000004a2fc10] [c00000000000fd28] do_one_initcall+0x60/0x388 (CVE-2024-26850)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 244440

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2024_26850.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/6/2025

Updated: 9/5/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-26850

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-intel-iot-realtime, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-realtime

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/17/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-26850

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