CVE-2026-46316
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: vgic-its: Drop the translation cache reference only for the erased entry vgic_its_invalidate_cache() walks the per-ITS translation cache with xa_for_each() and drops the cache's reference on each entry with vgic_put_irq(). It puts the iterated pointer, though, rather than the value returned by xa_erase(). The function is called from contexts that do not exclude one another: the ITS command handlers hold its_lock, the GITS_CTLR write path holds cmd_lock, and the path that clears EnableLPIs in a redistributor's GICR_CTLR holds neither. Two or more of them can drain the same cache concurrently, and if each one observes the same entry, erases it and then puts it, the single reference the cache holds on that entry is dropped more than once. The entry can then be freed while an ITE still maps it. xa_erase() is atomic and returns the previous entry, so put only the entry that this context actually removed. The cache reference is then dropped exactly once per entry even when the invalidations run concurrently, and the behavior is unchanged when only one context runs.
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
6.10
and later are affected. Fixed in
6.12.93,
6.18.35,
7.0.12,
7.1-rc7
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2026-46316 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13031fb6b8357fbbcded2a7f4cba73e4781ee594
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bbc395e81bd29c543a0529a678327e932a7ec69
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9121f4605ab94969f62d1b5714ca3c6c69bd202f
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2026-46316?
CVE-2026-46316 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.10 onward and has been patched in 6.12.93, 6.18.35, 7.0.12 and others. CVE-2026-46316 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-46316?
Yes — CVE-2026-46316 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.93, 6.18.35, 7.0.12 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2026-46316 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2026-46316 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.