Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46052

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU132443

Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46052

Published: May 28, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU132443
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4 BT: 4.3 [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-2026-46052
CWE-ID: CWE-670
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of negative dentries in fs/ceph/dir.c when processing Ceph lookup or atomic_open operations with reused cached negative dentries. A local user can trigger lookup paths that call d_add() on an already-hashed negative dentry to cause a denial of service.

The issue can corrupt the dcache hash bucket, potentially creating a self-loop that causes __d_lookup() to spin forever and trigger RCU stall reports.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Development Tools Module
Public Cloud Module
Basesystem Module
Legacy Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Ubuntu
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_29-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_125-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_125-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_18-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
python2-perf-debuginfo
kernel-devel
kernel-source
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel
python2-perf
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-headers
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
kernel-default-optional
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
dtb-allwinner
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-exynos
dtb-apple
dtb-marvell
kernel-64kb-devel
dtb-cavium
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
dtb-freescale
dtb-rockchip
dlm-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-socionext
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-debug
kernel-default
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-debuginfo
dtb-aarch64
kernel-docs
kernel-64kb
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-extra
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-macros
kernel-docs-html
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
dtb-hisilicon
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-apm
dtb-lg
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb
dtb-amazon
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-amlogic
dtb-amd
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-sprd
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-nvidia
dtb-xilinx
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-mediatek
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-qcom
kernel-64kb-optional
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-altera
dtb-broadcom
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
dtb-arm
dtb-renesas
kernel-64kb-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-default-base
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-extra-modules
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-46052

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_29-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.7.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_125-default - update to 1-150600.13.7.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_125-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.7.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt - update to 1-150700.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_18-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_19-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.4
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.4
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.4
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2606.1.0.0375, 5.10.0-317.0.0.220, 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
python2-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2606.1.0.0375
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2606.1.0.0375, 5.10.0-317.0.0.220, 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2606.1.0.0375, 5.10.0-317.0.0.220, 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2606.1.0.0375, 5.10.0-317.0.0.220, 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2606.1.0.0375, 5.10.0-317.0.0.220, 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2606.1.0.0375, 5.10.0-317.0.0.220, 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
perf - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2606.1.0.0375, 5.10.0-317.0.0.220, 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2606.1.0.0375, 5.10.0-317.0.0.220, 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2606.1.0.0375, 5.10.0-317.0.0.220, 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2606.1.0.0375, 5.10.0-317.0.0.220, 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
bpftool - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2606.1.0.0375, 5.10.0-317.0.0.220, 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
kernel - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2606.1.0.0375, 5.10.0-317.0.0.220, 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
python2-perf - update to 4.19.90-2606.1.0.0375
python3-perf - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2606.1.0.0375, 5.10.0-317.0.0.220, 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2606.1.0.0375, 5.10.0-317.0.0.220, 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.0-317.0.0.220, 6.6.0-145.1.19.156, 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
dtb-apple - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
dtb-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
dtb-freescale - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-default-extra - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-zfcpdump - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1.150600.12.58.3
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1.150600.12.58.3, 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2.150700.17.41.4
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-145.3.15.146
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-136.136, 6.8.0-1046.50, 6.8.0-1059.67, 6.8.0-1064.72, 6.8.0-1064.72~22.04.1, 6.8.1-1056.57, 6.8.1-1056.57~22.04.2, 7.0.0-27.27
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-136.136+fips2, 6.8.0-136.136.2, 6.8.0-136.136.2~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1058.61
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1030.31, 6.8.0-1033.34, 6.8.0-1061.62, 6.8.0-1061.62~22.04.1
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1059.62, 6.8.0-1059.62.1, 6.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1, 7.0.0-1013.13
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.64+fips1, 6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1061.64+1
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1063.71, 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1, 7.0.0-1009.9, 7.0.0-1010.10
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1063.71+fips2
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1064.72+fips1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1014.14

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