What is CVE-2026-46102?

CVE-2026-46102 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.9 onward and patched in 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175 and others. CVE-2026-46102 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-46102?

CVE-2026-46102 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-46102?

Yes, CVE-2026-46102 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.9 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-46102 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-46102 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-46102

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: strparser: fix skb_head leak in strp_abort_strp() When the stream parser is aborted, for example after a message assembly timeout, it can still hold a reference to a partially assembled message in strp->skb_head. That skb is not released in strp_abort_strp(), which leaks the partially assembled message and can be triggered repeatedly to exhaust memory. Fix this by freeing strp->skb_head and resetting the parser state in the abort path. Leave strp_stop() unchanged so final cleanup still happens in strp_done() after the work and timer have been synchronized.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-05-27

Last modified 2026-06-01

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.5

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.9 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.86, 6.18.27, 7.0.4, 7.1-rc1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.9

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.258 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.209 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.175 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.140 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.86 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.27 6.18.x ✓ 7.0.4 7.0.x ✓ 7.1-rc1

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2026-46102 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/19ca9475f18f991735f98a22e735c43e95e6298d
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5327dad2ffe9c1b49881dd6d51ff3c6893847568
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56082f442023db9be1a5a29d4ee361de4017c0b7
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-46102

Severity High

CVSS score 7.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-05-27

Modified 2026-06-01

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-46102?

CVE-2026-46102 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.9 onward and has been patched in 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175 and others. CVE-2026-46102 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-46102?

CVE-2026-46102 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-46102?

Yes — CVE-2026-46102 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.9 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-46102 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2026-46102 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.