CVE-2026-46171

MEDIUM

CVSS v3.1: 5.5 · EPSS: 0.0001 (2.2 percentile)

No user interactionMemory Leak

Source data as of:

At a glance

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5 v3.1 · NVD
EPSS
0.0001 (2.2 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
2026-05-28 · Modified: 2026-06-11
References
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CVSS / EPSS / KEV

CVSS v3.1 5.5 / 10 MEDIUM Source: NVD
EPSS 0.0001 2.2 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: riscv: kvm: fix vector context allocation leak When the second kzalloc (host_context.vector.datap) fails in kvm_riscv_vcpu_alloc_vector_context, the first allocation (guest_context.vector.datap) is leaked. Free it before returning.

Record details

CVE ID
CVE-2026-46171
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
0.0001 (2.2 percentile) — 2026-06-12
CISA KEV
No
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-401
Affected vendors
linux
Affected configurations (CPE)
2
Published
2026-05-28
Modified
2026-06-11
Status
Analyzed

References

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