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CVE-2026-23240: linux kernel 5.3; +1 more affected products

CVE-2026-23240 affects azl3 kernel 6.6.126.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0. CVSS 3.1 base score 9.8 (CRITICAL, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00509 (percentile 0.42085), scored 15-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

linux kernel · from 5.3.1 (inclusive), before 6.12.75 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 6.13 (inclusive), before 6.18.16 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 6.19 (inclusive), before 6.19.6 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · 5.3
linux

linux kernel · 5.3 · update rc4
linux

linux kernel · 5.3 · update rc5
linux

linux kernel · 5.3 · update rc6
linux

linux kernel · 5.3 · update rc7
linux

linux kernel · 5.3 · update rc8
linux

linux kernel · 7.0 · update rc1
linux

Linux · f87e62d45e51b12d48d2cb46b5cde8f83b866bc4 to before a5de36d6cee74a92c1a21b260bc507e64bc451de, f87e62d45e51b12d48d2cb46b5cde8f83b866bc4 to before 854cd32bc74fe573353095e90958490e4e4d641b, f87e62d45e51b12d48d2cb46b5cde8f83b866bc4 to before 17153f154f80be2b47ebf52840f2d8f724eb2f3b, f87e62d45e51b12d48d2cb46b5cde8f83b866bc4 to before 7bb09315f93dce6acc54bf59e5a95ba7365c2be4
Linux

Linux · 5.3
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: net/tls/tls_sw.c

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · No privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 9.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published

CWE
CWE-362
Product
azl3 kernel 6.6.126.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0
CCR priority
39.3 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1
9.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Source advisory
EPSS
0.00509 · percentile 0.42085 · 2026-10-15
KEV
no

Provenance

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-23240.html