CVE-2026-53016

highCVSS 7.1covered by 36 sourcesfirst seen 2026-06-09

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Red Hat Linux kernel. Some of them allow an attacker to cause remote arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation and remote denial of service.

CSIRTS triage

What: Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Linux kernel enable remote code execution, privilege escalation, and denial of service.
Who is affected: Red Hat Linux systems running affected kernel versions.
Urgency: Remote code execution capability present; high priority for kernel updates.
Action: Update to the patched Red Hat Linux kernel version addressing CVE-2026-68388, CVE-2026-53374, CVE-2025-39902, CVE-2026-63879, CVE-2026-63888, CVE-2024-56602, CVE-2026-46120, and CVE-2026-53329.

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Exploitation outlook

Low exploitation risk0.14% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 4% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (36)

unknownUSN-8668-1: Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-08-21
unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Linux kernel (August 21, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-08-21
unknownUSN-8665-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-08-20
unknownUSN-8664-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA BaseOS) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-08-20
unknownUSN-8663-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-08-20
unknownUSN-8620-4: Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-31
unknownUSN-8620-3: Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-31
unknownUSN-8620-2: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-29
highUSN-8620-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-28
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-8618-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-28
highUSN-8610-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-24
highUSN-8575-3: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-24
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-8603-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-24
highUSN-8576-2: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-23
highUSN-8575-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-23
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-8593-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-23
highUSN-8576-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-21
highUSN-8575-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-21
highUSN-8574-1: Linux kernel (GCP FIPS) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-21
highUSN-8569-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-20
highUSN-8568-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-20
highUSN-8567-1: Linux kernel 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
highCVE-2026-53016: crypto: ccp - copy IV using skcipher ivsizemsrc · 2026-06-09

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