Double free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46053
Published: May 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132444
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-2026-46053
CWE-ID: CWE-415
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 a double free in __rds_rdma_map() when copying the generated cookie back to user space. A local user can trigger a copy error after memory region registration succeeds to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46053
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/033370ffb3c9c0264d19f8ba9ef769523266589a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8141a2dc70080eda1aedc0389ed2db2b292af5bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fdbb6262a4a3ed44a0830a7793903b54bb27bdc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3cb8cae530b2727d8245684148bb49425f6765c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d95cea9298be1ba8876e3f156be96d3a492085ca