CVE-2026-23241
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.19.6-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.19.6-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 6.18.16 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2e8c144299c31d3972295ed80d4cb908daf4f6f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad37505ce869a8100ff23f24eea117de7a7516bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcb90a2834c7393c26df9609b889a3097b7700cd
- https://www.bencteux.fr/posts/missing_syscalls_audit/
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23241.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-23241
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.