A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.20/6.19.10/7.0-rc5 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function vma_modify_flags. Performing a manipulation results in excessive iteration. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-23416. The attack can only be performed from the local network. The affected component should be upgraded.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | 6c2da14ae1e0a0146587381594559027bd46c059, 6c2da14ae1e0a0146587381594559027bd46c059, 6c2da14ae1e0a0146587381594559027bd46c059, 6.17, 6.18.20, 6.19.10, 7.0-rc5 |
Updated description with critical vulnerability details, affected versions, and severity changed to CRITICAL.
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