CVE-2026-46242
A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in the Linux Kernel for privilege escalation, as well as to create a denial of service condition or other unspecified impacts.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability in the Linux Kernel allows for privilege escalation and denial of service.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of the Linux Kernel are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is important due to the potential for exploitation.
- Action
- Apply the latest security updates for the Linux Kernel.
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Exploitation outlook
- Moderate exploitation risk3.2% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 87% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (21)
- unknownUSN-8630-5: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-08-25
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Linux Kernel: Vulnerability allows privilege escalation and denial of servicecert-bund · 2026-08-25
- unknownUSN-8669-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-08-21
- unknownUSN-8664-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA BaseOS) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-08-20
- unknownUSN-8663-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-08-20
- unknownUSN-8630-4: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-08-20
- unknownUSN-8630-3: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-08-18
- unknownUSN-8636-2: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-08-18
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Ubuntu Linux kernel (August 14, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-08-14
- unknownUSN-8630-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-08-13
- unknownUSN-8636-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-08-12
- unknownUSN-8630-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-08-12
- highUSN-8618-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-28
- highUSN-8603-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-24
- highUSN-8593-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-23
- highUSN-8569-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-20
- highUSN-8568-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-20
- highUSN-8566-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-20
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in the Red Hat Linux kernel (July 17, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-07-17
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Linux kernel (July 10, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-07-10
- unknownDSA-6381-1 linux - security updatedebian · 2026-07-05
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