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CVE-2024-26602

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.32%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2024-02-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2024-26602
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.32%
Linux

Original NVD Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched/membarrier: reduce the ability to hammer on sys_membarrier On some systems, sys_membarrier can be very expensive, causing overall slowdowns for everything. So put a lock on the path in order to serialize the accesses to prevent the ability for this to be called at too high of a frequency and saturate the machine.

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