kernel: Read root-owned files as an unprivileged user

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel that allows an unprivileged local user to read sensitive files normally restricted to the root user. The flaw occurs during process exit, where a brief window allows an attacker to intercept file access from a privileged process before it fully...

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It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly handle shared page fragments during socket buffer operations, collectively known as Dirty Frag. A logic flaw existed in the XFRM ESP-in-TCP subsystem and in the RxRPC networking subsystem when processing paged fragments. A local attacker...

wifi: rsi: fix kthread lifetime race between self-exit and external-stop

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exit: prevent preemption of oopsing TASK_DEAD task

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SUSE CVE-2026-46158

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: pm: ADDADDR rtx: always decrease sk refcount When an ADDADDR is retransmitted, the sk is held in skresettimer. It should then be released in all cases at the end. Some unlikely checks were returning directly instead of...

SUSE CVE-2026-46187

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rsi: fix kthread lifetime race between self-exit and external-stop RSI driver use both self-exitkthreadcompleteandexit and external-stop kthreadstop when killing a kthread. Generally, kthreadstop is called first, and in thi...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-46173

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - exit: prevent preemption of oopsing TASKDEAD task When an already-exiting task oopses, maketaskdead currently calls dotaskdead with preemption enabled. That is...

CVE-2026-46173

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. During the exit process of a task that has encountered an error, the system can incorrectly allow the task to be interrupted. This can lead to improper management of the task's memory, potentially causing memory corruption. Such an issue could allow a local...

CVE-2026-46187

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rsi: fix kthread lifetime race between self-exit and external-stop RSI driver use both self-exitkthreadcompleteandexit and external-stop kthreadstop when killing a kthread. Generally, kthreadstop is called first, and in thi...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46173

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: exit: prevent preemption of oopsing TASKDEAD task When an already-exiting task oopses, maketaskdead currently calls dotaskdead with preemption enabled. That is forbidden: dotaskdead calls schedule, which has a comment saying...

CVE-2026-46187

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rsi: fix kthread lifetime race between self-exit and external-stop RSI driver use both self-exitkthreadcompleteandexit and external-stop kthreadstop when killing a kthread. Generally, kthreadstop is called first, and in thi...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46187

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rsi: fix kthread lifetime race between self-exit and external-stop RSI driver use both self-exitkthreadcompleteandexit and external-stop kthreadstop when killing a kthread. Generally, kthreadstop is called first, and in thi...

CVE-2026-46187

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rsi: fix kthread lifetime race between self-exit and external-stop RSI driver use both self-exitkthreadcompleteandexit and external-stop kthreadstop when killing a kthread. Generally, kthreadstop is called first, and in thi...

CVE-2026-46187 wifi: rsi: fix kthread lifetime race between self-exit and external-stop

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rsi: fix kthread lifetime race between self-exit and external-stop RSI driver use both self-exitkthreadcompleteandexit and external-stop kthreadstop when killing a kthread. Generally, kthreadstop is called first, and in thi...

CVE-2026-46187 wifi: rsi: fix kthread lifetime race between self-exit and external-stop

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rsi: fix kthread lifetime race between self-exit and external-stop RSI driver use both self-exitkthreadcompleteandexit and external-stop kthreadstop when killing a kthread. Generally, kthreadstop is called first, and in thi...

EUVD-2026-32814

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rsi: fix kthread lifetime race between self-exit and external-stop RSI driver use both self-exitkthreadcompleteandexit and external-stop kthreadstop when killing a kthread. Generally, kthreadstop is called first, and in thi...

CVE-2026-46187

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rsi: fix kthread lifetime race between self-exit and external-stop RSI driver use both self-exitkthreadcompleteandexit and external-stop kthreadstop when killing a kthread. Generally, kthreadstop is called first, and in thi...

CVE-2026-46187

CVE-2026-46187 – summary of documented fixes : In the Linux kernel, the wifi: rsi driver experienced a kthread lifetime race between self-exit and external-stop, causing a UAF if the exited thread is accessed after free. The confirmed remediation is to remove kthread_stop() and wait for the self-...

CVE-2026-46173

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: exit: prevent preemption of oopsing TASKDEAD task When an already-exiting task oopses, maketaskdead currently calls dotaskdead with preemption enabled. That is forbidden: dotaskdead calls schedule, which has a comment saying...

CVE-2026-46173 exit: prevent preemption of oopsing TASK_DEAD task

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: exit: prevent preemption of oopsing TASKDEAD task When an already-exiting task oopses, maketaskdead currently calls dotaskdead with preemption enabled. That is forbidden: dotaskdead calls schedule, which has a comment saying...