x86, relocs: Ignore relocations in .notes section
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86, relocs: Ignore relocations in .notes section When building with CONFIG_XEN_PV=y, .text symbols are emitted into the .notes section so that Xen can find the "startup_xen" entry point. This information is used prior to booting the kernel, so relocations are not useful. In fact, performing relocations against the .notes section means that the KASLR base is exposed since /sys/kernel/notes is world-readable. To avoid leaking the KASLR base without breaking unprivileged tools that are expecting to read /sys/kernel/notes, skip performing relocations in the .notes section. The values readable in .notes are then identical to those found in System.map.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 4.19.311, 5.10.214, 5.15.153, 5.4.273, 6.1.83, 6.6.23, 6.7.11, 6.8.2
- CVEs
- CVE-2024-26816
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 8 Nov 2026, 02:53 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
x86, relocs: Ignore relocations in .notes section
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 10 Apr 2024, 13:53 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86, relocs: Ignore relocations in .notes section When building with CONFIG_XEN_PV=y, .text symbols are emitted into the .notes section so that Xen can find the "startup_xen" entry point. This information is used prior to booting the kernel, so relocations are not useful. In fact, performing relocations against the .notes section means that the KASLR base is exposed since /sys/kernel/notes is world-readable. To avoid leaking the KASLR base without breaking unprivileged tools that are expecting to read /sys/kernel/notes, skip performing relocations in the .notes section. The values readable in .notes are then identical to those found in System.map.
osv:CVE-2024-26816
Kernel
Fixed versions: 4.19.311, 5.4.273, 5.10.214, 5.15.153, 6.1.83, 6.6.23, 6.7.11, 6.8.2
Complete source record
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