CVE-2026-23241
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5
5.5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: audit: add missing syscalls to read class The "at" variant of getxattr() and listxattr() are missing from the audit read class. Calling getxattrat() or listxattrat() on a file to read its extended attributes will bypass audit rules such as: -w /tmp/test -p rwa -k test_rwa The current patch adds missing syscalls to the audit read class.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2e8c144299c31d3972295ed80d4cb908daf4f6f ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2e8c144299c31d3972295ed80d4cb908daf4f6fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad37505ce869a8100ff23f24eea117de7a7516bfPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcb90a2834c7393c26df9609b889a3097b7700cdPatch
- https://www.bencteux.fr/posts/missing_syscalls_audit/Advisory