What is CVE-2026-46097?

CVE-2026-46097 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Use After Free flaw (CWE-416), affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.17 onward and patched in 6.18.27, 7.0.4 and 7.1. CVE-2026-46097 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-46097?

CVE-2026-46097 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-46097?

Yes, CVE-2026-46097 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.27, 7.0.4 and 7.1. If you are running Linux kernel 6.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-46097 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-46097 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html

CVE-2026-46097

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: edt-ft5x06 - fix use-after-free in debugfs teardown The commit 68743c500c6e ("Input: edt-ft5x06 - use per-client debugfs directory") removed the manual debugfs teardown, relying on the I2C core to handle it. However, this creates a window where debugfs files are still accessible after edt_ft5x06_ts_teardown_debugfs() frees tsdata->raw_buffer. To prevent a use-after-free, protect the freeing of raw_buffer with the device mutex and set raw_buffer to NULL. The debugfs read function already checks if raw_buffer is NULL under the same mutex, so this safely avoids the use-after-free.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-05-27

Last modified 2026-06-25

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-416

CVE-2026-46097 is a Use After Free vulnerability

What is Use After Free?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

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

Affected from

≥ 6.17

Fixed in

✓ 6.18.27 6.18.x ✓ 7.0.4 7.0.x ✓ 7.1

References

3 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f6c5e7b747d40e1c65cbfcb975857d25154c075

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a516d43886623e3cca5fa3446bed8fc7c7982be2

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5f9e07060519e2287e99019a6de1eb3ebb65c37

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-46097

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-05-27

Modified 2026-06-25

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-46097?

CVE-2026-46097 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as an Use After Free flaw (CWE-416) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.17 onward and has been patched in 6.18.27, 7.0.4 and 7.1. CVE-2026-46097 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-46097?

CVE-2026-46097 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-46097?

Yes. CVE-2026-46097 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.27, 7.0.4 and 7.1. If you are running Linux kernel 6.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-46097 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-46097 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.