FKIE_CVE-2026-23241

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-03-17 10:16 - Updated: 2026-03-18 10:16
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Summary
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.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2e8c144299c31d3972295ed80d4cb908daf4f6f
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad37505ce869a8100ff23f24eea117de7a7516bf
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcb90a2834c7393c26df9609b889a3097b7700cd
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://www.bencteux.fr/posts/missing_syscalls_audit/
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  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\naudit: add missing syscalls to read class\n\nThe \"at\" variant of getxattr() and listxattr() are missing from the\naudit read class. Calling getxattrat() or listxattrat() on a file to\nread its extended attributes will bypass audit rules such as:\n\n-w /tmp/test -p rwa -k test_rwa\n\nThe current patch adds missing syscalls to the audit read class."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-23241",
  "lastModified": "2026-03-18T10:16:25.173",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-03-17T10:16:00.127",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"
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