PT-2026-64871 · Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10+4

CVE-2026-17523 · Published 2026-07-27 · Updated 2026-07-27

NVD

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

A flaw was found in the kernel. An unprivileged local user can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code within the kernel, which leads to a local privilege escalation (LPE). This allows the attacker to gain root privileges and take full control of the affected system.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-825

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-17523

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17523 · Security Note
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bf74aa86e111aa3b2fbb25db37e3a3fab71b5b68 · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2507407 · Note
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-17523 · Note