Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46062
Published: May 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132426
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46062
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in run_unpack() when processing crafted ntfs metadata. A local user can provide a specially crafted ntfs image to trigger the overflow and cause a denial of service.
The issue was found by fuzzing.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46062
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60dab3e2931f3d792438a77a6cb0cb731c43300b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6175d09c23bec4b60860ee9a0170308ff4b56e10
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/984a415f019536ea2d24de9010744e5302a9a948
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a954061b334ec67c79ae9d0cadd83fa521396487
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1af27cec07a9fd0847166bdb23c99e86b05bfdc