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CVE-2026-64167: Linux kernel · kho: skip KHO for crash kernel

Source GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 3% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 19 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel source to add a guard in kho_fill_kimage() to skip KHO population for crash kernel images. Users should apply the official kernel updates that include this patch. Since no explicit patch links or vendor advisory are provided, check the Linux kernel mailing lists or distribution security advisories for the relevant fixed kernel versions. No additional mitigations are indicated.

Description

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's kexec hardening operations (KHO) was resolved. The function kho_fill_kimage() incorrectly populated KHO metadata for crash kernel images, which can cause the crash kernel to fault during initialization due to invalid memory accesses. This issue was fixed by adding a guard to skip KHO population for crash kernel images.

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