Linux Kernel Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Linux Kernel contains an integer overflow vulnerability in the create_elf_tables() function which could allow an unprivileged local user with access to SUID (or otherwise privileged) binary to escalate their privileges on the system.
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Kernel
- CVSS
- 7.8
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 14.7%
- Status
- kev
- CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
- Published
Linux Kernel contains an integer overflow vulnerability in the create_elf_tables() function which could allow an unprivileged local user with access to SUID (or otherwise privileged) binary to escalate their privileges on the system.
Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-01-26. Required action per CISA: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Due date: 2026-02-16.
This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.