Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46102
Published: May 27, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132388
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46102
CWE-ID: CWE-772
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper resource management in strp_abort_strp() when aborting the stream parser after a message assembly timeout. A remote attacker can trigger repeated aborts with partially assembled messages to cause a denial of service.
The issue leaks a reference to a partially assembled message held in strp->skb_head.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46102
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19ca9475f18f991735f98a22e735c43e95e6298d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5327dad2ffe9c1b49881dd6d51ff3c6893847568
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56082f442023db9be1a5a29d4ee361de4017c0b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9ae00490d474757c0f9c65073de83e6bb1e5a00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe72340daaf1af588be88056faf98965f39e6032