CVE-2026-97513: Linux 6.8

CVE-2026-97513. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8 (HIGH, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00115 (percentile 0.01432), scored 20-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

Linux · 9707a6254a8a6b978bde811a44fe07d86c229d1c to before 0e6bdd437a3c7a5d8846d7f58fe9645a60ec0933, 9707a6254a8a6b978bde811a44fe07d86c229d1c to before 04cda0b5c4ca3f61cbc86e41ead3c462c8cfd659, 9707a6254a8a6b978bde811a44fe07d86c229d1c to before 7cdbd7bb21949a8fda10c7104a2b12ee363cbf5c
Linux

Linux · 6.8
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
Function: removing
File: drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-helper.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 21-Oct-2026 16:14 UTC

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: 0.00115 · percentile 0.01432 · 2026-10-20
KEV: no

Provenance

GitHub Advisory Database · Source record · observed 2026-10-21 16:14:50.830645+00:00 UTC
NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-21 16:09:05.633125+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-97513.html