Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46112

 

Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46112

Published: May 29, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU133084
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-2026-46112
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to corrupt memory.

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking in hns_roce_create_qp_common() and hns_roce_qp_remove() when handling error unwind during queue pair creation. A local user can trigger the error path to corrupt memory.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-46112

Install security update from vendor's repository.

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