Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-46268)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-46268). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
PCI/P2PDMA: Fix p2pmem_alloc_mmap() warning condition
Commit b7e282378773 has already changed the initial page refcount of
p2pdma page from one to zero, however, in p2pmem_alloc_mmap() it uses
"VM_WARN_ON_ONCE_PAGE(!page_ref_count(page))" to assert the initial page
refcount should not be zero and the following will be reported when
CONFIG_DEBUG_VM is enabled:
page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x380400000
flags: 0x20000000002000(reserved|node=0|zone=4)
raw: 0020000000002000 ff1100015e3ab440 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
raw: 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 00000000ffffffff 0000000000000000
page dumped because: VM_WARN_ON_ONCE_PAGE(!page_ref_count(page))
------------[ cut here ]------------
WARNING: CPU: 5 PID: 449 at drivers/pci/p2pdma.c:240 p2pmem_alloc_mmap+0x83a/0xa60
Fix by using "page_ref_count(page)" as the assertion condition.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
Auto-generated summary
Assembled by SecPulse from the source data (CVSS, CWE, affected versions) using templates — no AI involved. Check the original description and references below for exact details.
A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-46268 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-46268" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-46268 (Linux kernel) — CVSS v3 5.5
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
-
1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
-
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2026-46268 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.18.35-r1
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46268 linux Fixed in: 6.18.14-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46268 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web github.com