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CVE-2026-64235

8.1 · HIGH
Published Jul 24, 2026 linux

Overview

CVE-2026-64235 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on July 24, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

x86/ftrace: Relocate %rip-relative percpu refs in dynamic trampolines

With CONFIG_CALL_DEPTH_TRACKING enabled on an x86 retbleed-affected platform

(eg: Skylake), with retbleed=stuff, registering a dynamic ftrace trampoline

crashes on the first call into the traced function:

BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffff88817ae18880

#PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode

#PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page

PGD 4b53067 P4D 4b53067 PUD 0

Oops: Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP PTI

CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 187 Comm: usleep Not tainted 7.0.10 #243 PREEMPT(full)

Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS Arch Linux 1.17.0-2-2 04/01/2014

Code: 24 78 00 00 00 00 48 89 ea 48 89 54 24 20 48 8b b4 24 b8 00 00 00 48 8b bc 24 b0 00 00 00 48 89 bc 24 80 00 00 00 48 83 ef 05 <65> 48 c1 3d 1f a8 b6 02 05 48 8b 15 f6 00 00 00 4c 89 3c 24 4c 89

Call Trace:

<TASK>

? find_held_lock

? exc_page_fau

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
linux linux_kernel >= 6.9, < 6.12.93 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-64235?

CVE-2026-64235 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on July 24, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-64235?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-64235?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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