CVE-2026-53287

audit: fix incorrect inheritable capability in CAPSET records

published June 26, 2026

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
1.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00123 · 1.9th percentile
Published
2026-06-26T19:40Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 JUN 19:40Z
    audit: fix incorrect inheritable capability in CAPSET records
    cvelistv5