CVE-2026-53071
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the 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 allow an attacker to cause remote arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, and remote denial of service.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of the Red Hat Linux kernel are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is critical due to the severity of the vulnerabilities, including remote code execution, though exploitation status is currently unknown.
- Action
- Users should update their Red Hat Linux kernel to the latest version.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.26% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 18% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (37)
- unknownUSN-8668-1: Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 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
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Linux kernel (July 24, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 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 SUSE Linux kernel (July 17, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-07-17
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure Linux (July 10, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-07-10
- highCVE-2026-53071: Bluetooth: l2cap: Add missing chan lock in l2cap_ecred_reconf_rspmsrc · 2026-06-09
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