CVE-2026-53259

medium Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 94% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: June 25, 2026 (14 days ago)
Last Modified: June 25, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel, specifically within its management of IPv6 anycast addresses. A timing issue, known as a race condition, can occur when these addresses are added and removed from a system's internal list. This can lead to the system attempting to access memory that has already been released, a condition known as a use-after-free. Such an issue could potentially cause system instability or a denial of service (DoS), making the system unavailable to users.

CWE

CWE-366

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 lore.kernel.org