CVE-2026-17523
CVE-2026-17523: 1 tracked advisory record across Red Hat. Compare source-reported impact, fixes and remediation.
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1 advisory- Advisory severityHigh7.8
High [CVE-2026-17523] can:bcm: arbitrary kernel code execution leading to escalate privileges
CVE-2026-17523Source published Source updated
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in net/can/bcm.c in can: bcm, where an unprivileged local user can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code within the kernel, which leads to a local privilege escalation (LPE). This allows the attacker to gain root privileges and take full control of the affected system. This is an Important flaw in the Linux kernel's CAN BCM module that allows a local unprivileged attacker to achieve root privileges through arbitrary kernel code execution. The vulnerability is present in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, where a proof of concept has demonstrated local privilege escalation, even without unprivileged user namespaces or the `kernel-modules-extra` package. Red Hat severity: Important — CVSS 7.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).…
- Affected products in this advisory
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
- Red Hat package: kernel-rt
- Source-reported affected versions
- Affected-version details not available in this record.
- Source-reported fixed versions
- kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.156.1.rt7.497.el8_10
- kernel-0:4.18.0-553.156.1.el8_10
- kernel-0:4.18.0-477.163.1.el8_8
- RHSA-2026:55765
2 more entries in the full advisory.
- Mitigation guidance
- To mitigate this vulnerability, prevent the `bcm` kernel module from loading if it is not required. Create a file named `/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-bcm.conf` with the content `blacklist bcm`. A system reboot is required for this change to take effect. This mitigation may impact functionality that relies on the CAN BCM module.
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