CVE-2026-23296

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-03-25. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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

scsi: core: Fix refcount leak for tagset_refcnt

This leak will cause a hang when tearing down the SCSI host. For example, iscsid hangs with the following call trace:

[130120.652718] scsi_alloc_sdev: Allocation failure during SCSI scanning, some SCSI devices might not be configured

PID: 2528 TASK: ffff9d0408974e00 CPU: 3 COMMAND: "iscsid" #0 [ffffb5b9c134b9e0] __schedule at ffffffff860657d4 #1 [ffffb5b9c134ba28] schedule at ffffffff86065c6f #2 [ffffb5b9c134ba40] schedule_timeout at ffffffff86069fb0 #3 [ffffb5b9c134bab0] __wait_for_common at ffffffff8606674f #4 [ffffb5b9c134bb10] scsi_remove_host at ffffffff85bfe84b #5 [ffffb5b9c134bb30] iscsi_sw_tcp_session_destroy at ffffffffc03031c4 [iscsi_tcp] #6 [ffffb5b9c134bb48] iscsi_if_recv_msg at ffffffffc0292692 [scsi_transport_iscsi] #7 [ffffb5b9c134bb98] iscsi_if_rx at ffffffffc02929c2 [scsi_transport_iscsi] #8 [ffffb5b9c134bbf0] netlink_unicast at ffffffff85e551d6 #9 [ffffb5b9c134bc38] netlink_sendmsg at ffffffff85e554ef

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 25, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Aug 6, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

scsi: core: Fix refcount leak for tagset_refcnt - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec5c17c687b189dbc09dfdec11b669caa40bc395
generic

scsi: core: Fix refcount leak for tagset_refcnt - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a03d96598d39fdf605d90731db3ef3b13fb8bdc8
generic

scsi: core: Fix refcount leak for tagset_refcnt - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f5e4abed9248448aa1b45b12ab0bea4d329b56a
generic

scsi: core: Fix refcount leak for tagset_refcnt - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/944a333c8e4d42256556c1d2ebb6d773a33e0dcd
generic

scsi: core: Fix refcount leak for tagset_refcnt - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c01b680beaf4d3143866b062b8e770e8b237fb8
generic

scsi: core: Fix refcount leak for tagset_refcnt - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ac22c8eae81366101597d48360718dff9b9d980
generic

scsi: core: Fix refcount leak for tagset_refcnt - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e274674714427dc578bb99db5b86e312d2b57f8

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-23296(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
linuxKernel @ 5.15.203—osv
linuxKernel @ 6.1.167—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(5 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 7.2~rc5-1~exp1 (496 versions)——
linux-6.16.1.106-3~deb11u1 ... 6.1.164-1~deb11u1 (16 versions)6.1.170-1~deb11u1—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 6.1.99-1 (48 versions)6.1.170-1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.85-1~bpo12+1 (17 versions)6.12.85-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 6.19~rc8-1~exp1 (117 versions)6.19.8-1—

Additional Vendor Advisories

(24)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 46× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 202 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-08-16 10:26 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-08-14 06:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  4. 2026-08-12 20:59 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-08-12 20:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
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  8. 2026-08-11 04:21 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-11 04:21 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-08-11 04:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-08-07 16:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  23. 2026-08-06 01:06 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-08-06 01:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  28. 2026-08-03 23:51 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-08-03 23:51 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-08-03 23:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-03 10:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-08-02 15:40 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-08-02 15:40 UTCVendor advisory
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-23296?
CVE-2026-23296 is a medium vulnerability published on March 25, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: core: Fix refcount leak for tagset_refcnt This leak will cause a hang when tearing down the SCSI host. For example, iscsid hangs with the following call trace: [130120.652718] scsiallocsdev: Allocation failure during SCSI…
When was CVE-2026-23296 disclosed?
CVE-2026-23296 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 25, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-23296 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-23296 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 97.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-23296?
CVE-2026-23296 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-23296?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-23296, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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