CVE-2026-13595
A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in util-linux to perform a denial of service attack or disclose information.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A local vulnerability in util-linux allows denial of service or information disclosure.
- Who is affected
- Local users on systems running util-linux are affected.
- Urgency
- Medium severity; not currently exploited but local access required.
- Action
- Update util-linux to a patched version when available.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.15% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 5% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (6)
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] util-linux: Vulnerability enables denial of service and information disclosurecert-bund · 2026-08-24
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Debian Linux kernel (August 21, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-08-21
- unknownDSA-6442-1 util-linux - security updatedebian · 2026-08-14
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure Linux (July 7, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-07-07
- mediumCVE-2026-13595: A flaw was found in the libblkid library of util-linux. During nested partition probing, the B…nvd · 2026-06-29
- mediumCVE-2026-13595: Util-linux: util-linux: heap use-after-free in libblkid nested partition probingmsrc · 2026-06-09
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