What is CVE-2026-46236?

CVE-2026-46236 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.0 onward and patched in 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175 and others. CVE-2026-46236 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-46236?

CVE-2026-46236 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-2026-46236?

Yes, CVE-2026-46236 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-46236 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-46236 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-46236

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: rc: xbox_remote: heed DMA restrictions The buffer for IO must not be part of the device structure because that violates the DMA coherency rules.

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.0 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.90, 6.18.32, 7.0.9, 7.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.0

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 ✓ 6.12.90 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.32 6.18.x ✓ 7.0.9 7.0.x ✓ 7.1

References

8 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bd8ac88ec5f74cd0f4b8cfc54f4cc0827007249

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cc9251833bf02c8c7863404157c94dab5928fcf

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ea67a135335e51be50e83ee4cc99560b8b89c25

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/465d27ab83692167f06a6f917bdfd0a0d4fc8ff3

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48a668c22e8f92637bc496e84d1cf06900f74a5c

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-46236

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-2026-46236?

CVE-2026-46236 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.0 onward and has been patched in 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175 and others. CVE-2026-46236 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-46236?

CVE-2026-46236 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-2026-46236?

Yes. CVE-2026-46236 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-46236 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-46236 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.