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CVE-2026-93138: Linux 5.5

CVE-2026-93138. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8 (HIGH, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00176 (percentile 0.06679), scored 17-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

Linux · 8580ac9404f6240668a026785d7d8856f0530409 to before f32a4a40bc635be25d6816da4bd91e9e58c31bf3, 8580ac9404f6240668a026785d7d8856f0530409 to before a7fe72d780122eb934536f1719abad445f6afdf7, 8580ac9404f6240668a026785d7d8856f0530409 to before e18a10b39c994f04e1ebd7f8fc042bb1ca8ad053, 8580ac9404f6240668a026785d7d8856f0530409 to before 978524ecfc1c539282df5858de1eec20748c6f74, 8580ac9404f6240668a026785d7d8856f0530409 to before eaf302628a78806f66d8224d6ba03fb4d5025de4, 8580ac9404f6240668a026785d7d8856f0530409 to before 2892f3f44bf865c8fb6b6c0960edec4cc91806ee, 8580ac9404f6240668a026785d7d8856f0530409 to before 86d11c594d60b255b526fa5260f669463fb1a063, 8580ac9404f6240668a026785d7d8856f0530409 to before 92863e678070f57c17c868e4bfa2441a5c61ad2b
Linux

Linux · 5.5
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: kernel/bpf/verifier.c

Attack conditions (Source advisory, 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. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published

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 · Source advisory
EPSS
0.00176 · percentile 0.06679 · 2026-10-17
KEV
no

Provenance

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-93138.html