What is CVE-2026-46044?

CVE-2026-46044 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 3.19 onward and patched in 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.176 and others. CVE-2026-46044 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-46044?

CVE-2026-46044 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-46044?

Yes, CVE-2026-46044 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.176 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-46044 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-46044 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-46044

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipmi:ssif: Clean up kthread on errors If an error occurs after the ssif kthread is created, but before the main IPMI code starts the ssif interface, the ssif kthread will not be stopped. So make sure the kthread is stopped on an error condition if it is running.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-05-27

Last modified 2026-06-19

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 3.19 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.176, 6.18.27, 7.0.4, 7.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 3.19

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.258 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.209 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.176 6.1.x ✓ 6.18.27 6.18.x ✓ 7.0.4 7.0.x ✓ 7.1

References

6 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/549607af66a0efdb41307ba6343eed31de8b133e

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75c486cb1bcaa1a3ec3a6438498176a3a4998ae4

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/800febc637d1c1974b1e899dea8a07e115d60766

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/858bc8b9edb6eaf0522900128bb9053e2df6b0f6

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2d0a3ede5ebf404d4c334a1f04ef439e0086857

Patch

Showing 5 of 6 references View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-46044

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-05-27

Modified 2026-06-19

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-46044?

CVE-2026-46044 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.19 onward and has been patched in 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.176 and others. CVE-2026-46044 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-46044?

CVE-2026-46044 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-46044?

Yes. CVE-2026-46044 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.176 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-46044 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-46044 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.