Vulnerability · Published Aug 18, 2026 · Assigned by nvidia

CVE-2026-24184

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity buffer overflow in Cumulus Linux GA from NVIDIA. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

NVIDIA Cumulus Linux contains a vulnerability in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) daemon component, where an unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network could cause buffer overflow by sending crafted LLDP frames. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
NVIDIA Cumulus Linux GA 0.0 to 5.16
NVIDIA Cumulus Linux LTS 0.0 to 5.11.5
NVIDIA Cumulus Linux LTS 0.0 to 5.9.5

Weakness: CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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