CVE-2026-53287

UNKNOWN 0.0

audit: fix incorrect inheritable capability in CAPSET records

CVSS Score

0.0

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: audit: fix incorrect inheritable capability in CAPSET records __audit_log_capset() records the effective capability set into the inheritable field due to a copy-paste error. Every CAPSET audit record therefore reports cap_pi (process inheritable) with the value of cap_effective instead of cap_inheritable. This silently corrupts audit data used for compliance and forensic analysis: an attacker who modifies inheritable capabilities to prepare for a privilege-escalating exec would have the change masked in the audit trail. The bug has been present since the original introduction of CAPSET audit records in 2008.

Vendor	linux
Product	linux
Ecosystems	Linux Kernel
Industries	Technology
Published	Jun 26, 2026

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Affected Versions

Linux / Linux

e68b75a027bb94066576139ee33676264f867b87 < 75bd76c9eb2de9afeca03dc5152ebca5fb8fc816 e68b75a027bb94066576139ee33676264f867b87 < febb4bf373ac565d3fb8d1f429827bdd983be496 e68b75a027bb94066576139ee33676264f867b87 < 95de7bb4bf535a9288549d401ebde83cdcbf2792 e68b75a027bb94066576139ee33676264f867b87 < 151ee470edc3d7ed29fe72df678f8357d2ad8ced e68b75a027bb94066576139ee33676264f867b87 < 0a065c51a225854768b772a0b733a44d77162582 e68b75a027bb94066576139ee33676264f867b87 < e35f3550c5b4fab33103c18654c293cee9850b0a e68b75a027bb94066576139ee33676264f867b87 < d782e4d200cd9036ef353eeb29525bfbfd13a14e e68b75a027bb94066576139ee33676264f867b87 < e4a640475e43f406fdfd56d370b1f34b0cbbc18d

Linux / Linux

2.6.29

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗