Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46299

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Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46299

Published: June 10, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU134229
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46299
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper lock management in hfsplus_fill_super() when mounting a crafted HFS+ filesystem image. A local user can trigger the error path during filesystem mount to cause a denial of service.

The issue occurs when hfsplus_cat_build_key() fails after hfs_find_init() has acquired tree->tree_lock, leading to cleanup of the tree structure while the lock is still held.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Ubuntu
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_320-default
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-man
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-source
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
cluster-md-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-46299

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_320-default - update to 1-8.3.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-macros - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-source - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-default-base - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-syms - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-default - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-136.136, 6.8.0-1046.50, 6.8.0-1059.67, 6.8.0-1064.72, 6.8.0-1064.72~22.04.1, 6.8.1-1056.57, 6.8.1-1056.57~22.04.2, 7.0.0-28.28, 7.0.0-28.28.1, 7.0.0-1003.4, 7.0.0-1008.8
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-136.136+fips2, 6.8.0-136.136.2, 6.8.0-136.136.2~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1058.61
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1030.31, 6.8.0-1033.34, 6.8.0-1061.62, 6.8.0-1061.62~22.04.1, 7.0.0-1008.8, 7.0.0-1010.10
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1059.62, 6.8.0-1059.62.1, 6.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.64+fips1, 6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.64+1, 7.0.0-1009.9, 7.0.0-1015.15
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1063.71, 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1, 7.0.0-1009.9, 7.0.0-1010.10
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1063.71+fips2
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1064.72+fips1
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1009.9

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