What is CVE-2026-23241?

CVE-2026-23241 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.13 onward and patched in 6.18.16, 6.19.6 and 7.0. CVE-2026-23241 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-23241?

CVE-2026-23241 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-2026-23241?

Yes, CVE-2026-23241 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.16, 6.19.6 and 7.0. If you are running Linux kernel 6.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-23241 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-23241 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-23241

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-03-17

Last modified 2026-05-20

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 6.13 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.18.16, 6.19.6, 7.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.13

Fixed in

✓ 6.18.16 6.18.x ✓ 6.19.6 6.19.x ✓ 7.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2026-23241 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Bencteux
https://www.bencteux.fr/posts/missing_syscalls_audit/

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2e8c144299c31d3972295ed80d4cb908daf4f6f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad37505ce869a8100ff23f24eea117de7a7516bf
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcb90a2834c7393c26df9609b889a3097b7700cd
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-23241

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-03-17

Modified 2026-05-20

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-23241?

CVE-2026-23241 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.13 onward and has been patched in 6.18.16, 6.19.6 and 7.0. CVE-2026-23241 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-23241?

CVE-2026-23241 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-2026-23241?

Yes — CVE-2026-23241 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.16, 6.19.6 and 7.0. If you are running Linux kernel 6.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-23241 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2026-23241 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.