# CVE-2024-26988: init/main.c: Fix potential static\_command\_line memory overflow

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.216, 5.15.157, 6.1.88, 6.6.29, 6.8.8
- Published: 2024-05-01 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from f5c7310ac73ea270e3a1acdb73d1b4817f11fd67, fixed in 2ef607ea103616aec0289f1b65d103d499fa903a; from f5c7310ac73ea270e3a1acdb73d1b4817f11fd67, fixed in 0dc727a4e05400205358a22c3d01ccad2c8e1fe4; from f5c7310ac73ea270e3a1acdb73d1b4817f11fd67, fixed in 76c2f4d426a5358fced5d5990744d46f10a4ccea; from f5c7310ac73ea270e3a1acdb73d1b4817f11fd67, fixed in 81cf85ae4f2dd5fa3e43021782aa72c4c85558e8; from f5c7310ac73ea270e3a1acdb73d1b4817f11fd67, fixed in 936a02b5a9630c5beb0353c3085cc49d86c57034; from f5c7310ac73ea270e3a1acdb73d1b4817f11fd67, fixed in 46dad3c1e57897ab9228332f03e1c14798d2d3b9
- Linux: 5.1
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.1.0, fixed in 5.10.216; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.157; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.88; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.29; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.8.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: init/main.c: Fix potential static_command_line memory overflow We allocate memory of size 'xlen + strlen(boot_command_line) + 1' for static_command_line, but the strings copied into static_command_line are extra_command_line and command_line, rather than extra_command_line and boot_command_line. When strlen(command_line) > strlen(boot_command_line), static_command_line will overflow. This patch just recovers strlen(command_line) which was miss-consolidated with strlen(boot_command_line) in the commit f5c7310ac73e ("init/main: add checks for the return value of memblock_alloc*()")

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.216, 5.15.157, 6.1.88, 6.6.29, 6.8.8) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ef607ea103616aec0289f1b65d103d499fa903a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dc727a4e05400205358a22c3d01ccad2c8e1fe4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76c2f4d426a5358fced5d5990744d46f10a4ccea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81cf85ae4f2dd5fa3e43021782aa72c4c85558e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/936a02b5a9630c5beb0353c3085cc49d86c57034
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46dad3c1e57897ab9228332f03e1c14798d2d3b9

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