Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-23449)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-23449). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/sched: teql: Fix double-free in teql_master_xmit
Whenever a TEQL devices has a lockless Qdisc as root, qdisc_reset should
be called using the seq_lock to avoid racing with the datapath. Failure
to do so may cause crashes like the following:
[ 238.028993][ T318] BUG: KASAN: double-free in skb_release_data (net/core/skbuff.c:1139)
[ 238.029328][ T318] Free of addr ffff88810c67ec00 by task poc_teql_uaf_ke/318
[ 238.029749][ T318]
[ 238.029900][ T318] CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 318 Comm: poc_teql_ke Not tainted 7.0.0-rc3-00149-ge5b31d988a41 #704 PREEMPT(full)
[ 238.029906][ T318] Hardware name: Bochs Bochs, BIOS Bochs 01/01/2011
[ 238.029910][ T318] Call Trace:
[ 238.029913][ T318]
[ 238.029916][ T318] dump_stack_lvl (lib/dump_stack.c:122)
[ 238.029928][ T318] print_report (mm/kasan/report.c:379 mm/kasan/report.c:482)
[ 238.029940][ T318] ? skb_release_data (net/core/skbuff.c:1139)
[ 238.029944][ T318] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221)
...
[ 238.029957][ T318] ? skb_release_data (net/core/skbuff.c:1139)
[ 238.029969][ T318] kasan_report_invalid_free (mm/kasan/report.c:221 mm/kasan/report.c:563)
[ 238.029979][ T318] ? skb_release_data (net/core/skbuff.c:1139)
[ 238.029989][ T318] check_slab_allocation (mm/kasan/common.c:231)
[ 238.029995][ T318] kmem_cache_free (mm/slub.c:2637 (discriminator 1) mm/slub.c:6168 (discriminator 1) mm/slub.c:6298 (discrim…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-23449 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-23449" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-23449 (Linux kernel) — CWE-415 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
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.
A vulnerability (CWE-415) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-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。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2026-23449 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.1.167-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23449 linux
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23449 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web github.com
- web cert-portal.siemens.com
- web cert-portal.siemens.com
- web cert-portal.siemens.com