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CVE-2024-26604: Revert "kobject: Remove redundant checks for whether ktype is NULL"

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-02-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Revert "kobject: Remove redundant checks for whether ktype is NULL" This reverts commit 1b28cb81dab7c1eedc6034206f4e8d644046ad31. It is reported to cause problems, so revert it for now until the root cause can be found.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 6.6.0 before 6.6.18; from 6.7.0 before 6.7.6 — fixed in 6.6.18, 6.7.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.6.18, 6.7.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ca8fbabcceb8bfe44f7f50640092fd8f1de375c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f414d306320f837cc3df96cf52161cb8290fb1b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b746d52ce7bcac325a2fa264216ead85b7fbbfaa
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ca8fbabcceb8bfe44f7f50640092fd8f1de375c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f414d306320f837cc3df96cf52161cb8290fb1b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b746d52ce7bcac325a2fa264216ead85b7fbbfaa
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZOU3745CWCDZ7EMKMXB2OEEIB5Q3IWM/

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