8.1

CVE-2026-74592: linux

CVSS: 8.1v3.1HighReceived
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74592DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74592
Published 22-08-2026Last modified 16-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-74592 is a high (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.34%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 5

Timeline

  1. 22-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ima: Instantiate file_truncate and path_truncate hooks Instantiate the file_truncate and path_truncate LSM hooks to reset the action cache flags (IMA_DONE_MASK) as soon as truncation is requested, so the file, based on policy, is re-collected, re-measured, re-audited, and re-appraised on next access.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.34%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

26%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.34% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.34%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ubuntu169 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.12.105-1 | < 7.1.9-1
  • linux-6.12< 6.12.107-1~deb12u1
Linux1 product
  • linux≥ 3323eec921efd815178a23107ab63588c605c0b2, < 5f46705d96eb60587aa7035acfcbec977e08d620 | ≥ 3323eec921efd815178a23107ab63588c605c0b2, < dd21c96a71e876c8df9ec546b885a2c5f47bbb05 | ≥ 3323eec921efd815178a23107ab63588c605c0b2, < 0baed1fa2184c81e4baf76f445d3faa4b738c8f7 | ≥ 3323eec921efd815178a23107ab63588c605c0b2, < b80bed5c871a80151351342c065579405ce77145 | 2.6.30

3 vendors · 172 products

References

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