CVE-2026-23241

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium

CVSS5.5

Exploit probability—

Product

Linux Kernel

PublishedMar 17, 2026

First seenMar 17, 2026

How to fix

Update

linux linux_kernel6.18.16, 6.19.6 or later

Patches

git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2e8c144299c31d3972295ed80d4cb908daf4f6f
git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad37505ce869a8100ff23f24eea117de7a7516bf
git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcb90a2834c7393c26df9609b889a3097b7700cd

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
linux linux_kernel	6.13 ≤ v < 6.18.16, 6.19 ≤ v < 6.19.6	6.18.16, 6.19.6

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