Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46152
Published: May 29, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU133049
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46152
CWE-ID: CWE-362
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 incorrect packet processing.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in ieee80211_invoke_fast_rx() when processing packets in parallel RX paths. A local user can trigger concurrent packet processing to cause incorrect packet processing.
This issue arises because concurrent callers share a single rx_result instance, which can be overwritten between ieee80211_rx_mesh_data() and the subsequent switch on the result.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46152
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03584528bfffb195e384698af9148b94e42e3f14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1739fc31b4de06c5c78ce0741182770fb079091e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ef44f96ccc3e06e059dec57842e366f0c4b1893
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a5b81e0c87a075afd572f659d8eb68c9c4cd2ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e131562d6f2b958148c35c98831b007f47f0e3d3