Check Point Advisories

Linux Kernel Information Disclosure (CVE-2024-26594)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2024-0120
Date Published: 30 Apr 2024
Severity: High
Last Updated: Tuesday 30 April, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2024-26594
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75

Who is Vulnerable? Linux Kernel prior to 6.8-rc5
Vulnerability Description An information disclosure vulnerability exists for Linux Kernel. Successfully exploiting the vulnerability could result in information disclosure or denial of service in the context of the kernel.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Linux Kernel Information Disclosure (CVE-2024-26594) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Linux Kernel Information Disclosure (CVE-2024-26594)

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