Published Aug 22, 2026Sources checked Oct 28, 2026
8.1HIGHCVSS out of 10
What this means
Review the available evidence
CVE-2026-74592 and is rated High severity with a CVSS score of 8.1. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.
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Vendor revision: Sep 24, 2026
Release Notes
CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog
EPSS0.3%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability
Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field
Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships
Overview
What is CVE-2026-74592?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ima: Instantiate file_truncate and path_truncate hooks
Instantiate the file_truncate and path_truncate LSM hooks to reset the action cache flags (IMA_DONE_MASK) as soon as truncation is requested, so the file, based on policy, is re-collected, re-measured, re-audited, and re-appraised on next access.