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CVE-2026-46207

21
FAUCET Score

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock/virtio: fix empty payload in tap skb for non-linear buffers For non-linear skbs, virtio_transport_build_skb() goes through virtio_transport_copy_nonlinear_skb() to copy the original payload in the new skb to be delivered to the vsockmon tap device. This manually initializes an iov_iter but does not set iov_iter.count. Since the iov_iter is zero-initialized, the copy length is zero and no payload is actually copied to the monitor interface, leaving data un-initialized. Fix this by removing the linear vs non-linear split and using skb_copy_datagram_iter() with iov_iter_kvec() for all cases, as vhost-vsock already does. This handles both linear and non-linear skbs, properly initializes the iov_iter, and removes the now unused virtio_transport_copy_nonlinear_skb(). While touching this code, let's also check the return value of skb_copy_datagram_iter(), even though it's unlikely to fail.

First published: May 28, 2026Last modified: Jun 14, 2026

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 6.7, < 6.12.90CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.13, < 6.18.32CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.19, < 7.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.13%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
2.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0013 is in the 18th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (32)

ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-hwe-7.0 (noble)Fixed in: 7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-oem-7.0 (resolute)Fixed in: 7.0.0-1009.9
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-gcp-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1064.72~22.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-realtime-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.1-1056.57~22.04.2
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-136.136
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-gcp (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1064.72
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-gke (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1059.67
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-gkeop (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1046.50
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-realtime (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.1-1056.57
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux (resolute)Fixed in: 7.0.0-28.28
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-gcp (resolute)Fixed in: 7.0.0-1008.8
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-gke (resolute)Fixed in: 7.0.0-1003.4
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-realtime (resolute)Fixed in: 7.0.0-28.28.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-gcp-fips (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1064.72+fips1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-nvidia-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-nvidia (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1059.62
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-nvidia-lowlatency (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1059.62.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-oracle-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.0-136.136.2~22.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-fips (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-136.136+fips2
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-lowlatency (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-136.136.2
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-oracle (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1058.61
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-ibm (resolute)Fixed in: 7.0.0-1010.10
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-oracle (resolute)Fixed in: 7.0.0-1008.8
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-azure-fde-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-azure-fips (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1063.71+fips2
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-azure-fde (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1062.69
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-azure-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-azure (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1063.71
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-aws (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1061.64
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-azure (resolute)Fixed in: 7.0.0-1010.10
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-azure-fde (resolute)Fixed in: 7.0.0-1009.9

Vendor Advisories (15)

ubuntuUSN-8609-1

Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities

Jul 24, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8608-1

Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities

Jul 24, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8607-1

Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities

Jul 24, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8606-1

Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

Jul 24, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8595-2

Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities

Jul 24, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8603-1

Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

Jul 24, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8596-1

Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities

Jul 23, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8595-1

Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities

Jul 23, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8574-2

Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jul 23, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8593-1

Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jul 23, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8574-1

Linux kernel (GCP FIPS) vulnerabilities

Jul 21, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8569-1

Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities

Jul 20, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8568-1

Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

Jul 20, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8567-1

Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jul 20, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8566-1

Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jul 20, 2026

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/06747f52ab157591cec7e5623a759473b66ef6f6
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/378b131a25bd1a5ee27ca199fe486c299d5350c5
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/3a3e3d90cbc79600544536723911657730759af3
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/52da6a74ca3de0fcda60301096b71534b3b18641
Patch