{"id":"CVE-2024-26816","revision":"01fbaba9dfd74be5b94bd1973f268a36","records":[{"revision":"01fbaba9dfd74be5b94bd1973f268a36","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2024-26816","aliases":[],"title":"x86, relocs: Ignore relocations in .notes section","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nx86, relocs: Ignore relocations in .notes section\n\nWhen building with CONFIG_XEN_PV=y, .text symbols are emitted into\nthe .notes section so that Xen can find the \"startup_xen\" entry point.\nThis information is used prior to booting the kernel, so relocations\nare not useful. In fact, performing relocations against the .notes\nsection means that the KASLR base is exposed since /sys/kernel/notes\nis world-readable.\n\nTo avoid leaking the KASLR base without breaking unprivileged tools that\nare expecting to read /sys/kernel/notes, skip performing relocations in\nthe .notes section. The values readable in .notes are then identical to\nthose found in System.map.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2024-04-10T13:53:49.492+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-15T00:38:40.831+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"arch/x86/tools/relocs.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"5ead97c84fa7d63a6a7a2f4e9f18f452bd109045\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"13edb509abc91c72152a11baaf0e7c060a312e03\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": 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