What is CVE-2026-23284?

CVE-2026-23284 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.0 onward and patched in 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.77 and others. CVE-2026-23284 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-23284?

CVE-2026-23284 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-2026-23284?

Yes, CVE-2026-23284 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.77 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-23284 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-23284 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-23284

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: Reset prog ptr to old_prog in case of error in mtk_xdp_setup() Reset eBPF program pointer to old_prog and do not decrease its ref-count if mtk_open routine in mtk_xdp_setup() fails.

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 6.0 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.77, 6.18.17, 6.19.7, 7.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.0

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.167 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.130 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.77 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.17 6.18.x ✓ 6.19.7 6.19.x ✓ 7.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2026-23284 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/0abc73c8a40fd64ac1739c90bb4f42c418d27a5e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29629dd7d37349e9fb605375a75de44ac8926ea9
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f95b59520278a72df9905db791b7ea31375fbc1
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-23284

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-2026-23284?

CVE-2026-23284 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.0 onward and has been patched in 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.77 and others. CVE-2026-23284 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-23284?

CVE-2026-23284 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-2026-23284?

Yes — CVE-2026-23284 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.77 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-23284 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2026-23284 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.