CVE-2026-99042

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

0.16% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 5.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

NVD analysis status

Received. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-24.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-10-23 12:22Z5 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-10-24 14:10Z4 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-09-25

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.4)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

No CWE assigned

Data version

5.2

Document digest

f2f29fc51b60798a0ea34a3467558e66bb66a29f83401171653da5300f144441

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/596a955d2d01b7e29d9fed60ebcf7c4ba518b8e5
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa5d5f8e502318e783545ba5d04bb40130b83e20