What is CVE-2026-23222?

CVE-2026-23222 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.13 onward and patched in 5.10.251, 5.15.201, 6.1.164 and others. CVE-2026-23222 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-23222?

CVE-2026-23222 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-23222?

Yes, CVE-2026-23222 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.251, 5.15.201, 6.1.164 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-23222 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-23222 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-23222

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: omap - Allocate OMAP_CRYPTO_FORCE_COPY scatterlists correctly The existing allocation of scatterlists in omap_crypto_copy_sg_lists() was allocating an array of scatterlist pointers, not scatterlist objects, resulting in a 4x too small allocation. Use sizeof(*new_sg) to get the correct object size.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-02-18

Last modified 2026-06-02

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.13 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.251, 5.15.201, 6.1.164, 6.6.125, 6.12.72, 6.18.11, 6.19.1, 7.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.13

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.251 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.201 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.164 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.125 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.72 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.11 6.18.x ✓ 6.19.1 6.19.x ✓ 7.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2026-23222 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Cert-Portal
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1562b1fb7e17c1b3addb15e125c718b2be7f5512
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ed27b5a1174351148c3adbfc0cd86d54072ba2e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31aff96a41ae6f1f1687c065607875a27c364da8
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-23222

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-02-18

Modified 2026-06-02

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-23222?

CVE-2026-23222 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.13 onward and has been patched in 5.10.251, 5.15.201, 6.1.164 and others. CVE-2026-23222 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-23222?

CVE-2026-23222 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-23222?

Yes — CVE-2026-23222 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.251, 5.15.201, 6.1.164 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-23222 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2026-23222 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.