CVE-2026-23241In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: audit: add missing syscalls to read class The "at" variant of getxattr() and listxattr() are missing from the audit read class.
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: audit: add missing syscalls to read class The "at" variant of getxattr() and listxattr() are missing from the audit read class. Calling getxattrat() or listxattrat() on a file to read its extended attributes will bypass audit rules such as: -w /tmp/test -p rwa -k test_rwa The current patch adds missing syscalls to the audit read class.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 6.13 before 6.18.16; from 6.19 before 6.19.6 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2e8c144299c31d3972295ed80d4cb908daf4f6fpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad37505ce869a8100ff23f24eea117de7a7516bfpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcb90a2834c7393c26df9609b889a3097b7700cdpatch
- https://www.bencteux.fr/posts/missing_syscalls_audit/third-party-advisory
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