CVE-2026-81018: linux

CVSS: UnknownReceived
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81018DEBIAN-CVE-2026-81018
Published 11-09-2026Last modified 19-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-81018 is a vulnerability in linux with no CVSS score yet. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
0.16%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 11-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 19-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: think-lmi: Free system certificate signatures Multi-certificate support also allows the system authentication object to store ->signature and ->save_signature, which leak when the driver is removed. Free the signatures to avoid leaking memory.

CVSS metrics

Risk metrics not yet published.

EPSS trend

Probability

0.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

5%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.03 pp

From 0.13% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.16%

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

Ubuntu120 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)
Debian1 product
  • linux< 7.2.6-1
Linux1 product
  • linux≥ 5dcb5ef125907d09806509a9db8c6705041e0026, < 9c28adde051fe76a7754856d0a414ab89adcaa4d | ≥ 5dcb5ef125907d09806509a9db8c6705041e0026, < abbcc0354108cf47a6055b951182bf73520d0363 | ≥ 5dcb5ef125907d09806509a9db8c6705041e0026, < abca989604f60fe29d7170431f819e28ec7d868a | 6.13

3 vendors · 122 products

References

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