Improper control of a resource through its lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46236
Published: May 29, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132952
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-2026-46236
CWE-ID: CWE-664
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 improper handling of dma coherency restrictions in xbox_remote when performing device i/o. A local user can trigger device i/o involving the improperly placed buffer to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46236
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bd8ac88ec5f74cd0f4b8cfc54f4cc0827007249
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cc9251833bf02c8c7863404157c94dab5928fcf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48a668c22e8f92637bc496e84d1cf06900f74a5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63a960b39de9c51f29ca19aa5067934f865c0bc7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e280d1e5e3f2595bbb43fe6e1bce00c59a43c0ff