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CVE-2026-23415: linux kernel 6.16; +1 more affected products

CVE-2026-23415. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8 (HIGH, NVD). EPSS 0.00131 (percentile 0.02401), scored 15-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

linux kernel · from 6.16.1 (inclusive), before 6.18.21 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 6.19 (inclusive), before 6.19.11 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · 6.16
linux

linux kernel · 7.0 · update rc1
linux

linux kernel · 7.0 · update rc2
linux

linux kernel · 7.0 · update rc3
linux

linux kernel · 7.0 · update rc4
linux

linux kernel · 7.0 · update rc5
linux

linux kernel · 7.0 · update rc6
linux

linux kernel · 7.0 · update rc7
linux

Linux · c042c505210dc3453f378df432c10fff3d471bc5 to before 853f70c67d1b37e368fdcb3e328c4b8c04f53ac0, c042c505210dc3453f378df432c10fff3d471bc5 to before 7e196194ea27bd49adf3551e2aceb83498eb73fe, c042c505210dc3453f378df432c10fff3d471bc5 to before 190a8c48ff623c3d67cb295b4536a660db2012aa
Linux

Linux · 6.16
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: include/linux/mempolicy.h, kernel/futex/core.c, mm/mempolicy.c

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

Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.8/10) 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-416
CCR priority
31.2 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1
7.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · NVD
EPSS
0.00131 · percentile 0.02401 · 2026-10-15
KEV
no

Provenance

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-23415.html