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CVE-2026-23306
high
CVSS 7.8
Use-After-Free in Kernel (CVE-2026-23306)
Summary
vulnerability in Kernel (CVE-2026-23306). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to `6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.77, 6.18.17, 6.19.7` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-23306** has been found in Kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
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-2026-23306" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-23306 (Kernel) — CWE-416 / CVSS v3 7.8
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
**use-after-free** (CWE-416) exists in Kernel.
📍 Affected scope
Kernel — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 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":"5.18.0"},{"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-2026-23306
- advisory https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/23xxx/CVE-2026-23306.json
- package https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/227ff4af00abc40b95123cc27ee8079069dcd8d7
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38353c26db28efd984f51d426eac2396d299cca7
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/824a7672e3540962d5c77d4c6666254d7aa6f0b3
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b00427317ba7b7ec91252b034009f638d0f311b
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5dc39f8ae055520fd778b7fb0423f11586f15c4
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebbb852ffbc952b95ddb7e3872b67b3e74c6da47
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m6g2-mpp7-vr6r