Improper control of a resource through its lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46249
Published: June 4, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU133341
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-2026-46249
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 state management in the PF driver when probing after a kexec reboot before AF reinitializes the hardware. A local user can trigger a kexec reboot to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs because hardware state can persist across kexec boots, causing the PF driver to mis-detect AF readiness and access stale hardware state.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46249
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1370736836a18b5e0cd74bcc9cffe11d21f1fe79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d2d574309e3ae84ee794869a5da8b4c38753a94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57821d1436ba1c6a6973aa32d54166fdec35558c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d56ba306e93d04696718963fb4cda2883ee7585
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b5ed7c5417b7013d35b6f2507dab739013ba1a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9769a09afda20a006b528b9e723effcae45965b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c3398e5b3a914b74276d44ab54c49123b89c61a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7605b9301abc18fbbf2b0e23fdd281fc768955d