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CVE-2026-46166: linux kernel from 6.12 (inclusive), before 6.12.88 (exclusive), from 6.13 (inclusive), before 6.18.30 (exclusive)…
CVE-2026-46166. CVSS 3.1 base score 8.8 (HIGH, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00287 (percentile 0.19772), scored 15-Oct-2026.
Affected technology
linux kernel · from 6.12 (inclusive), before 6.12.88 (exclusive)
linux
linux kernel · from 6.13 (inclusive), before 6.18.30 (exclusive)
linux
linux kernel · from 6.19 (inclusive), before 7.0.7 (exclusive)
linux
linux kernel · 7.1 · update rc1
linux
linux kernel · 7.1 · update rc2
linux
Linux · bca8bc0399ac2efd56e6adbed0307e10125a556c to before 887ece6c23b49d02a6678e7a8d5ad213d75883ce, bca8bc0399ac2efd56e6adbed0307e10125a556c to before 7577a4b8a10fab45a6ee2045ea038a5adadbb585, bca8bc0399ac2efd56e6adbed0307e10125a556c to before 120149fb3ebcf674832ca3cafd32bedcdb686dde, bca8bc0399ac2efd56e6adbed0307e10125a556c to before ac8eb3e18f41e2cc8492cc1d358bcb786c850270
Linux
Linux · 6.12
Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Exact affected versions not specified by the source
Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support · Exact affected versions not specified by the source
Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Exact affected versions not specified by the source
Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support · Exact affected versions not specified by the source
Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · Exact affected versions not specified by the source
Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · Exact affected versions not specified by the source
Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Exact affected versions not specified by the source
Red Hat
Component: Not specified by the source
File: net/mac80211/util.c
Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Adjacent network · No privileges required · No user interaction required
Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required
What an attacker can do
Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 8.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.0/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.
- CWE
- CWE-416, CWE-825
- CCR priority
- 35.3 /100 (P4)
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Source advisory
- EPSS
- 0.00287 · percentile 0.19772 · 2026-10-15
- KEV
- no
Provenance
- NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-16 16:55:38.548135+00:00 UTC
Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-46166.html