CVE-2026-23255
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in the Linux Kernel to conduct unspecified attacks that may lead to a denial-of-service condition, privilege escalation, or memory corruption.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in the Linux Kernel to conduct unspecified attacks that may lead to a denial-of-service condition, privilege escalation, or memory corruption.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of Linux Kernel with the affected versions.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the medium severity and potential for denial of service and privilege escalation.
- Action
- Apply the latest patches for the Linux Kernel.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.11% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 2% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (16)
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Linux Kernel: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-24
- unknownUSN-8665-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-08-20
- highUSN-8619-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-28
- highUSN-8595-3: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-28
- highUSN-8574-3: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-28
- highUSN-8609-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-24
- highUSN-8608-1: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-24
- highUSN-8607-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-24
- highUSN-8606-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-24
- highUSN-8595-2: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-24
- highUSN-8596-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-23
- highUSN-8595-1: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-23
- highUSN-8574-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-23
- highUSN-8574-1: Linux kernel (GCP FIPS) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-21
- highUSN-8567-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-20
- unknownDebian Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilitieshkcert · 2026-07-06
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