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CVE-2026-53246: linux kernel 2.6.12; +1 more affected products

CVE-2026-53246. CVSS 3.1 base score 9.8 (CRITICAL, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00442 (percentile 0.36894), scored 15-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

linux kernel · from 2.6.12.1 (inclusive), before 6.18.36 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 6.19 (inclusive), before 7.0.13 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · 2.6.12
linux

linux kernel · 2.6.12 · update rc2
linux

linux kernel · 2.6.12 · update rc3
linux

linux kernel · 2.6.12 · update rc4
linux

linux kernel · 2.6.12 · update rc5
linux

linux kernel · 7.1 · update rc1
linux

linux kernel · 7.1 · update rc2
linux

linux kernel · 7.1 · update rc3
linux

linux kernel · 7.1 · update rc4
linux

linux kernel · 7.1 · update rc5
linux

linux kernel · 7.1 · update rc6
linux

Linux · 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 to before cc272185c9a9a4b7febc2de52eeaa3d00f19091e, 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 to before edccbf3d63b0a3362bc916ea72edacc1e1ca456a, 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 to before 0861615c28de668669d748ef4eb913ea9262d13b
Linux

Linux · 2.6.12
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.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-787
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
0.00442 · percentile 0.36894 · 2026-10-15
KEV
no

Provenance

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-53246.html