CVE-2026-46240General(linux / linux_kernel)

LOWCVSS 7.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch linux linux_kernel systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: iris: Fix use-after-free in iris_release_internal_buffers() The recent change in commit 1dabf00ee206 ("media: iris: gen1: Destroy internal buffers after FW releases") introduced a regression where session_release_buf() may free the buffer. The caller, iris_release_internal_buffers(), continued to access `buffer` after the call, leading to a potential use-after-free. Fix this by setting BUF_ATTR_PENDING_RELEASE before calling session_release_buf(), and reverting the flag if the call fails. This ensures no dereference occurs after potential freeing.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-416

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • linux_kernel

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
linux_kernel

1 version affected across 1 product

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-05-28: 2Patch / Workaround · 2026-05-28: 105-28
Signal classification2 categories
General
150.0%
Patch
150.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Full discourse2 posts
  • VulDB 🛡@vuldb
    General

    The severity is increased for this new vulnerability affecting Linux Kernel (CVE-2026-46240) https://vuldb.com/vuln/366739

    Post summary

    The post merely states that the severity of CVE-2026‑46240 has increased and links to a vulnerability database, without providing further technical or exploitation details.

    0000092
    2.2K followersView on X
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Patch

    CVE-2026-46240 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-46240

    Post summary

    CVE-2026-46240 affects the Linux kernel's media component and has been resolved by a patch; no exploit or PoC details are provided.

    0000058
    4.0K followersView on X
CPE platform detail3 entries

3 of 3 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSlinuxlinux_kernel---
OSlinuxlinux_kernel7.1--
OSlinuxlinux_kernel7.1--

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