What is CVE-2026-23301?

CVE-2026-23301 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-2026-23301 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-23301?

CVE-2026-23301 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-2026-23301?

Yes, CVE-2026-23301 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-2026-23301 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-23301 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-23301

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: SDCA: Add allocation failure check for Entity name Currently find_sdca_entity_iot() can allocate a string for the Entity name but it doesn't check if that allocation succeeded. Add the missing NULL check after the allocation.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-03-25

Last modified 2026-05-28

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

Weakness type

CWE-252

CVE-2026-23301 is classified as CWE-252

See CWE-252 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

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-2026-23301 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/27990181031fdcdbe0f7c46011f6404e5d116386
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdcc10a86055beb7109a786d94abf5626f375bbd
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-23301

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-03-25

Modified 2026-05-28

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-23301?

CVE-2026-23301 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-2026-23301 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-23301?

CVE-2026-23301 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-2026-23301?

Yes — CVE-2026-23301 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-2026-23301 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2026-23301 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.