[NEW] [medium] Linux Kernel: Multiple vulnerabilities allow denial of service
A local attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in the Linux Kernel to conduct a denial of service attack.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities allow a local attacker to conduct denial of service attacks.
- Who is affected
- Local deployments of the Linux Kernel are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is medium priority as the vulnerabilities are not currently exploited but could lead to service disruption.
- Action
- Apply the latest patches for the Linux Kernel.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2591
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-645580.12% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 2% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-645590.12% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 2% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-645600.12% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 2% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-64558 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-64559 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-64560 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- highCVE-2026-64560: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: posix-cpu-timers: Prevent …nvd
- highCVE-2026-64559: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/pkey: Check length in…nvd
- highCVE-2026-64558: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/pkey: Check length in…nvd
Recent advisories for Linux Kernel
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- highUSN-8620-4: Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-31
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Linux Kernel: Multiple vulnerabilities allow denial of servicecert-bund · 2026-07-31
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Linux Kernel: Multiple vulnerabilities allow Denial of Servicecert-bund · 2026-07-31
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Linux Kernel: Multiple vulnerabilities allow denial of servicecert-bund · 2026-07-31
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Linux Kernel: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-31
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Linux Kernel (ntfs3): Vulnerability allows information disclosurecert-bund · 2026-07-31
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