Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46197
Published: May 29, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132993
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-2026-46197
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 out-of-bounds read in the SVM ioctl handler when processing a user-controlled attribute count. A local user can supply a crafted ioctl request to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46197
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/045e0ff208f0838a246c10204105126611b267a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6abd3a4417cb73a7d0db7e25bf11fae1074bdba3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91c6dc5a41695d02dfc6299f106ac38a6c493e52
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccd060b5c7cc75ae7e211c250b97c5b6272e7efc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db9530a9873a7c85d2266a922589ebcf427fa631