Linux Kernel up to 6.9-rc4 binder_get_object buffer overflow

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Linux Kernel up to 6.9-rc4. This impacts the function binder_get_object. Performing a manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-26926. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.9-rc4. This affects the function binder_get_object. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: binder: check offset alignment in binder_get_object() Commit 6d98eb95b450 ("binder: avoid potential data leakage when copying txn") introduced changes to how binder objects are copied. In doing so, it unintentionally removed an offset alignment check done through calls to binder_alloc_copy_from_buffer() -> check_buffer(). These calls were replaced in binder_get_object() with copy_from_user(), so now an explicit offset alignment check is needed here. This avoids later complications when unwinding the objects gets harder. It is worth noting this check existed prior to commit 7a67a39320df ("binder: add function to copy binder object from buffer"), likely removed due to redundancy at the time.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-26926 since 02/19/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/23/2025).

Upgrading to version 6.9-rc5 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch aaef73821a3b is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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• Operating System

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• Linux

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• Kernel

Version

• 6.9-rc1
• 6.9-rc2
• 6.9-rc3
• 6.9-rc4

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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