What is CVE-2026-23283?

CVE-2026-23283 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.19 onward and patched in 6.19.7 and 7.0. CVE-2026-23283 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-23283?

CVE-2026-23283 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-2026-23283?

Yes, CVE-2026-23283 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.19.7 and 7.0. If you are running Linux kernel 6.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-23283 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-23283 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-23283

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regulator: fp9931: Fix PM runtime reference leak in fp9931_hwmon_read() In fp9931_hwmon_read(), if regmap_read() failed, the function returned the error code without calling pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(), causing a PM reference leak.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-03-25

Last modified 2026-05-22

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 6.19 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.19.7, 7.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.19

Fixed in

✓ 6.19.7 6.19.x ✓ 7.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2026-23283 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0902010c8d163f7b62e655efda1a843529152c7c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ada571018d54c2381bab7c290577114f9667cda7
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-23283

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-03-25

Modified 2026-05-22

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-23283?

CVE-2026-23283 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.19 onward and has been patched in 6.19.7 and 7.0. CVE-2026-23283 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-23283?

CVE-2026-23283 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-2026-23283?

Yes — CVE-2026-23283 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.19.7 and 7.0. If you are running Linux kernel 6.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-23283 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2026-23283 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.