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CVE-2026-64522: Linux 6.18

CVE-2026-64522. CVSS 3.1 base score 8.8 (HIGH, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00512 (percentile 0.42285), scored 15-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

Linux · 22239eb258bc1e6ccdb2d3502fce1cc2b2a88386 to before b5bd4249e430f5963d559708ee96a671716d2400, 22239eb258bc1e6ccdb2d3502fce1cc2b2a88386 to before ecafd8284e527666e83261e6e57a7c7341d591cb, 22239eb258bc1e6ccdb2d3502fce1cc2b2a88386 to before abe003b33223ff33552f291644bf35d9c2f992fb, 993c4ba71596c30418ba5a0ddcf4f9c2f431466a, 6.17.4 to before 6.18
Linux

Linux · 6.18
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c

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

What an attacker can do

Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 8.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published 16-Oct-2026 16:57 UTC

CCR priority: 35.3 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Source advisory
EPSS: 0.00512 · percentile 0.42285 · 2026-10-15
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-16 16:55:38.548135+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-64522.html