What is CVE-2026-46010?

CVE-2026-46010 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.16.9 onward and patched in 6.18.27, 7.0.4 and 7.1-rc1. CVE-2026-46010 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-46010?

CVE-2026-46010 has a CVSS score of 8.1 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-46010?

Yes, CVE-2026-46010 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.27, 7.0.4 and 7.1-rc1. If you are running Linux kernel 6.16.9 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-46010 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-46010 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-46010

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix error handling in rxgk_extract_token() Fix a missing bit of error handling in rxgk_extract_token(): in the event that rxgk_decrypt_skb() returns -ENOMEM, it should just return that rather than continuing on (for anything else, it generates an abort).

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-05-27

Last modified 2026-05-30

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

8.1

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.16.9, 6.17 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.18.27, 7.0.4, 7.1-rc1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.16.9 ≥ 6.17

Fixed in

✓ 6.18.27 6.18.x ✓ 7.0.4 7.0.x ✓ 7.1-rc1

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2026-46010 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/293095ef618818852bac5488c1bc223935e2ca17
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3476c8bb960f48e49355d6f93fb7673211e0163f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c52803e925604e2a17962ab0c99dce2d3f7238db
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-46010

Severity High

CVSS score 8.1 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-05-27

Modified 2026-05-30

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-46010?

CVE-2026-46010 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.16.9 onward and has been patched in 6.18.27, 7.0.4 and 7.1-rc1. CVE-2026-46010 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-46010?

CVE-2026-46010 has a CVSS score of 8.1 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-46010?

Yes — CVE-2026-46010 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.27, 7.0.4 and 7.1-rc1. If you are running Linux kernel 6.16.9 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-46010 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2026-46010 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.