CVE-2026-46012

MEDIUM

CVSS v3.1: 5.5 · EPSS: 0.0017 (6.4 percentile)

No user interactionMemory Leak

Source data as of:

At a glance

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5 v3.1 · NVD
EPSS
0.0017 (6.4 percentile) · FIRST.org
CISA KEV
No
Type
Memory Leak · NVD CWE
Attack conditions (CVSS vector)
No user interaction · Source: NVD Vector
Affected vendors
linux
Published
2026-05-27 · Modified: 2026-06-16

CVSS / EPSS / KEV

CVSS v3.1 5.5 / 10 MEDIUM Source: NVD
EPSS 0.0017 6.4 percentile Source: FIRST.org
CISA KEV No Source: CISA

Source — CVSS: NVD · EPSS: FIRST.org · KEV: CISA. Data & Sources

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix memory leaks in rxkad_verify_response() Fix rxkad_verify_response() to free the ticket and the server key under all circumstances by initialising the ticket pointer to NULL and then making all paths through the function after the first allocation has been done go through a single common epilogue that just releases everything - where all the releases skip on a NULL pointer.

Record details

CVE ID
CVE-2026-46012
CVSS (v3.1)
5.5 (MEDIUM)
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability subscore
1.8
Impact subscore
3.6
EPSS
0.0017 (6.4 percentile) — 2026-06-17
CISA KEV
No
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-401
Affected vendors
linux
Affected configurations (CPE)
4
Published
2026-05-27
Modified
2026-06-16
Status
Analyzed

References

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