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CVE-2026-46040: linux kernel from 4.11 (inclusive), before 5.10.258 (exclusive), from 5.11 (inclusive), before 5.15.209 (exclusive)…

CVE-2026-46040. CVSS 3.1 base score 5.5 (MEDIUM, NVD). EPSS 0.00166 (percentile 0.05477), scored 14-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

linux kernel · from 4.11 (inclusive), before 5.10.258 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 5.11 (inclusive), before 5.15.209 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 5.16 (inclusive), before 6.1.175 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 6.2 (inclusive), before 6.6.140 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 6.7 (inclusive), before 6.12.86 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 6.13 (inclusive), before 6.18.27 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 6.19 (inclusive), before 7.0.4 (exclusive)
linux

Linux · 1cce1eea0aff51201753fcaca421df825b0813b6 to before 3ab58cf42c46bf2366d2f55ae5c59299d5e178b7, 1cce1eea0aff51201753fcaca421df825b0813b6 to before 10edf7e0ffdc7faa18e2244b17722c1b882b8273, 1cce1eea0aff51201753fcaca421df825b0813b6 to before 3ad9ccea1b25435f6179b57aa891960beb7ce8f9, 1cce1eea0aff51201753fcaca421df825b0813b6 to before 8bcc1cd237ab5ccfdd102869fa031c541943cf40, 1cce1eea0aff51201753fcaca421df825b0813b6 to before 73ddc8518a32baff6bc17afda4ee1ebae5b4ed12, 1cce1eea0aff51201753fcaca421df825b0813b6 to before fdaa42ca370d056428e5e171247c8fdce8dff36a, 1cce1eea0aff51201753fcaca421df825b0813b6 to before 9e48844f708eb48bae4e79cb21edc097c966306d, 1cce1eea0aff51201753fcaca421df825b0813b6 to before 6a320935fa4293e9e599ec9f85dc9eb3be7029f8
Linux

Linux · 4.11
Linux

SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · V3.1.6 to before *
Siemens

SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · V3.1.7 to before *
Siemens

SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · V3.1.6 to before *
Siemens

SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · V3.1.7 to before *
Siemens

SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · 0 to before *
Siemens

SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · V3.1.6 to before *
Siemens

SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · V3.1.7 to before *
Siemens

Component: Not specified by the source
File: fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c

Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 5.5/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as none; availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published 15-Oct-2026 09:20 UTC

CCR priority: 22.0 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H · NVD
EPSS: 0.00166 · percentile 0.05477 · 2026-10-14
KEV: no

Provenance

FIRST EPSS daily exploit-probability · Source record · observed 2026-10-15 09:24:28.011626+00:00 UTC
GitHub Advisory Database · Source record · observed 2026-10-15 10:43:56.988652+00:00 UTC
NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-15 09:18:22.406219+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-46040.html