Improper access control in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46205
Published: May 29, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132981
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46205
CWE-ID: CWE-284
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 perform unauthorized ioctl operations.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in private ioctl handlers when handling ioctl commands. A local user can invoke a non-zero private ioctl command to perform unauthorized ioctl operations.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46205
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b7eb2c5dc72f0fc954ac4aa155f9e285e937f7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6850a439f8d23d4979624f1d6880d3118d473a28
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f1ce75a75c65061e7a720c3d0ee5f8adab7a2d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c7a281a99224a5b9af99c4dcd98d68eea75926c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7848b67ef10f581114b6a2f52b160fc20eb52c9