🛡️ CVE-2026-46317 on Debian — linux

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV

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CVSS Score

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: Reassign nested_mmus array behind mmu_lock kvm->arch.nested_mmus[] is walked under kvm->mmu_lock, including from the MMU notifier path (kvm_unmap_gfn_range() -> kvm_nested_s2_unmap()), which can run at any time. kvm_vcpu_init_nested() reallocates the array and frees the old buffer while holding only kvm->arch.config_lock, so such a walker can reference the freed array. Allocate the new array outside of mmu_lock, as the allocation can sleep. Under the lock, copy the existing entries, fix up the back pointers and reassign the array. Free the old buffer after dropping the lock, as kvfree() can sleep as well.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-46317 as tracked by Debian, for the package linux. The fix is available in version 7.0.12-1; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Affected software

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46317 is recorded against 1 package.

linux (fixed in 7.0.12-1)

Timeline and source

Published on 9 June 2026 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

CVE-2026-46317 on other distributions

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BellSoft Base record Debian 13 (Root.io)Ubuntu

Details

Severity Unknown

CVSS Score N/A

CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE N/A

Public Exploit ✅ No

Source OSV

Published 2026-06-09

Updated 2026-08-12

Modified 2026-08-04

Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software	From version	Fixed in
linux	—	7.0.12-1

References

ADVISORY https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-46317

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