CVE-2026-17523

high

Description

A flaw was found in the kernel. An unprivileged local user can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code within the kernel, which leads to a local privilege escalation (LPE). This allows the attacker to gain root privileges and take full control of the affected system.

References

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bf74aa86e111aa3b2fbb25db37e3a3fab71b5b68

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2507407

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-17523

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-07-27

Updated: 2026-07-27

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High