Back to CVE records
Medium 5.5Published Mar 17, 2026

CVE-2026-23241audit: add missing syscalls to read class

Updated under an hour ago ()

Does this affect you?

It affects Linux and 1 other product. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

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
Linux
NVD analysis
Analyzed
Record last updated
May 11, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
Linux Linux
linux:linux (from the name)
from 6140be90ec70c39fa844741ca3cc807dd0866394 before a2e8c144299c31d3972295ed80d4cb908daf4f6f; from 6140be90ec70c39fa844741ca3cc807dd0866394 before ad37505ce869a8100ff23f24eea117de7a7516bf; from 6140be90ec70c39fa844741ca3cc807dd0866394 before bcb90a2834c7393c26df9609b889a3097b7700cd
CNA record
linux linux_kernel
linux:linux_kernel
from 6.13 before 6.18.16; from 6.19 before 6.19.6
NVD

References

References

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

Your cookie choices
We use essential cookies to run this site, and, only with your consent, an advertising cookie from Google to measure whether our ads lead to sign-ups and subscriptions. See our for details.