What is CVE-2026-46269?

CVE-2026-46269 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476), affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.15.10 onward and patched in 6.18.14, 6.19.4 and 7.0. CVE-2026-46269 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-46269?

CVE-2026-46269 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-2026-46269?

Yes, CVE-2026-46269 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.14, 6.19.4 and 7.0. If you are running Linux kernel 6.15.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-46269 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-46269 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2026-46269

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: canaan: k230: Fix NULL pointer dereference when parsing devicetree When probing the k230 pinctrl driver, the kernel triggers a NULL pointer dereference. The crash trace showed: [ 0.732084] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000068 [ 0.740737] ... [ 0.776296] epc : k230_pinctrl_probe+0x1be/0x4fc In k230_pinctrl_parse_functions(), we attempt to retrieve the device pointer via info->pctl_dev->dev, but info->pctl_dev is only initialized after k230_pinctrl_parse_dt() completes. At the time of DT parsing, info->pctl_dev is still NULL, leading to the invalid dereference of info->pctl_dev->dev. Use the already available device pointer from platform_device instead of accessing through uninitialized pctl_dev.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-06-03

Last modified 2026-07-22

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-476

CVE-2026-46269 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.15.10, 6.16.1, 6.17 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.18.14, 6.19.4, 7.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.15.10 ≥ 6.16.1 ≥ 6.17

Fixed in

✓ 6.18.14 6.18.x ✓ 6.19.4 6.19.x ✓ 7.0

References

3 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d0d361f4dbc2bb2003594f84e4b101fc6b508c0

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c7d637bfc3dfbd6471c68bd767f7eb8b5b09eba

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8c128fb6c2277d95f3f6a4ce28b82c8370031f6

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-46269

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-06-03

Modified 2026-07-22

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-46269?

CVE-2026-46269 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.15.10 onward and has been patched in 6.18.14, 6.19.4 and 7.0. CVE-2026-46269 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-46269?

CVE-2026-46269 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-2026-46269?

Yes. CVE-2026-46269 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.14, 6.19.4 and 7.0. If you are running Linux kernel 6.15.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-46269 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-46269 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.