This Debian Security Advisory addresses CVE-2026-43494, a vulnerability in the Linux kernel that could allow local privilege escalation. For the Debian stable distribution (trixie), the issue is fixed in Linux kernel version 6.12.90-2, and users are recommended to upgrade their packages to this version.
[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index] [SECURITY] [DSA 6305-1] linux security update To: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org Subject: [SECURITY] [DSA 6305-1] linux security update From: Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org> Date: Thu, 28 May 2026 13:38:46 +0000 Message-id: <[🔎] E1wSawg-0000000EoP4-2Ewt@seger.debian.org> Reply-to: debian-security-announce-request@lists.debian.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6305-1 security@debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso May 28, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : linux CVE ID : CVE-2026-43494 Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a local privilege escalation. For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 6.12.90-2. We recommend that you upgrade your linux packages. For the detailed security status of linux please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/linux Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQKTBAEBCgB9FiEERkRAmAjBceBVMd3uBUy48xNDz0QFAmoYP7VfFIAAAAAALgAo aXNzdWVyLWZwckBub3RhdGlvbnMub3BlbnBncC5maWZ0aGhvcnNlbWFuLm5ldDQ2 NDQ0MDk4MDhDMTcxRTA1NTMxRERFRTA1NENCOEYzMTM0M0NGNDQACgkQBUy48xND z0Tz/g/7Bxtvfjv7gBeidhSikEaF8vmAil5diMxudocoi9lkmZJICBtmGAhiLqUW sDmI8/VieIpynfkdtX57Mz1hTiihQ17h66f3RTGUePT50vi4yARrVCG0ZKNXGkJd nliiJZLD/Bf2SE3wlxehLcInqdzeLJeU8lo8v74Z612YNC8ONiy6y2oEU1gRobyn 7BsWJEUp4QA3GdPUoiUNaHKmOHy/8aDvTNJbR4EPsKyL1Ghd4mXxzIJsWIOF9goZ sh7RWxwcVz0fw9HDNBiUi6Dy7Nlp7RSijmwWms+KHbJ/9gQrI45qI91vQJJkWPPy V7NnIGQctwolRzQCwPkCO8rQ/DikUtcAYGeV7fD/BzEShEIWKk+NvTo6WrXGmxZt Qzhg1aCQQVhyh4+YzKS4NOp3FD2Lq4silRdFoDlAfDEDuvHb0VLvieU3Vpq8L6DY V+3eYl6WElINp25ujIyiyLpIyxfRsGrCFlbjc/7E6JSg5LEAem1dCNOb/LUOXlhx ZLOcbtnSHKfkwD2RQuRk3qOitN40V27X0Sk0aZ3VQuGAeRcw8ipkW6IgDBUicWZV UE7a0+oKKqztPhvfs1C6XKzHeFbZFKqstzlAgcMRKD1GOQMIhmhUpGIdist7diJw w+iQ85VGKRFuxM+TPdFv5ubZlOy4OfHGW4r+uxsxI/v4y7ToHYk= =AY8S -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Reply to: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org Salvatore Bonaccorso (on-list) Salvatore Bonaccorso (off-list) Prev by Date: [SECURITY] [DSA 6304-1] unbound security update Next by Date: [SECURITY] [DSA 6306-1] linux security update Previous by thread: [SECURITY] [DSA 6304-1] unbound security update Next by thread: [SECURITY] [DSA 6306-1] linux security update Index(es): Date Thread