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CVE-2026-23292
medium
CVSS 5.5
Vulnerability in Kernel (CVE-2026-23292)
Summary
vulnerability in Kernel (CVE-2026-23292). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.77, 6.18.17, 6.19.7` or later.
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A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-23292** has been found in Kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10.
What to do: upgrade Kernel to **6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.77, 6.18.17, 6.19.7** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Kernel CVE-2026-23292" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-23292 (Kernel) — CWE-674 / CVSS v3 5.5
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Patched: `6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.77, 6.18.17, 6.19.7` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-674) exists in Kernel.
📍 Affected scope
Kernel — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.77, 6.18.17, 6.19.7**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'Kernel' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Kernel' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `Kernel` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade Kernel to 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.77, 6.18.17, 6.19.7ステージング環境で 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.77, 6.18.17, 6.19.7 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Linux
Kernel
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.3.0"},{"fixed":"6.1.167"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.2.0"},{"fixed":"6.6.130"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.7.0"},{"fixed":"6.12.77"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.13.0"},{"fixed":"6.18.17"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.19.0"},{"fixed":"6.19.7"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23292
- advisory https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/23xxx/CVE-2026-23292.json
- package https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/142eacb50fb903a4c10dee7e67b6e79ebb36a582
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14d4ac19d1895397532eec407433c5d74d9da53b
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3161ef61f121d4573cad5b57c92188dcd9b284b3
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fcfa424a581d823cb1a9676e3eefe6ca17e453a
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a5641024fbfd9b24fe65984ad85fea10a3ae438
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8ef82cb6443d5f3260b1b830e17f03dda4229ea
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-55fh-fmpq-w8h6