What is CVE-2026-46217?

CVE-2026-46217 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Uncontrolled Recursion flaw (CWE-674), affecting Linux kernel versions from 7.1-rc1 onward and patched in 7.1-rc2. CVE-2026-46217 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-46217?

CVE-2026-46217 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-2026-46217?

Yes, CVE-2026-46217 has been patched. Fixed versions include 7.1-rc2. If you are running Linux kernel 7.1-rc1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-46217 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-46217 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Uncontrolled Recursion (CWE-674)?

The product does not properly control the amount of recursion which triggers resource consumption. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/674.html

CVE-2026-46217

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu/vcn4: Avoid overflow on msg bound check As pointed out by SDL, the previous condition may be vulnerable to overflow. (cherry picked from commit 3c5367d950140d4ec7af830b2268a5a6fdaa3885)

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-05-28

Last modified 2026-06-10

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

Weakness type

CWE-674

CVE-2026-46217 is a Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability

What is Uncontrolled Recursion?

The product does not properly control the amount of recursion which triggers resource consumption. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 7.1-rc1 and later are affected. Fixed in 7.1-rc2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 7.1-rc1

Fixed in

✓ 7.1-rc2

References

6 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/271cd5429513ff9b364a9bf8903e5b65b687eb25

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30d12ee310a6024ff4c7b9eafdbbeab2db450d4a

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bb5faff4837b1d98fd655cf8bd7b5d4da0fc4dc

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65bce27ea6192320448c30267ffc17ffa094e713

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73043d296787bf187d89ffb5c5dcf5bdc3db7885

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-46217

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-05-28

Modified 2026-06-10

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-46217?

CVE-2026-46217 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Uncontrolled Recursion flaw (CWE-674) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 7.1-rc1 onward and has been patched in 7.1-rc2. CVE-2026-46217 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-46217?

CVE-2026-46217 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-2026-46217?

Yes. CVE-2026-46217 has been patched. Fixed versions include 7.1-rc2. If you are running Linux kernel 7.1-rc1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-46217 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-46217 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.