CVE-2026-46333

CVE Enrichment

CVSS: 7.1 HIGH
EPSS: 0.51%
EPSS Percentile: 41.94%
CISA KEV: Not listed

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ptrace: slightly saner 'get_dumpable()' logic The 'dumpability' of a task is fundamentally about the memory image of the task - the concept comes from whether it can core dump or not - and makes no sense when you don't have an associated mm. And almost all users do in fact use it only for the case where the task has a mm pointer. But we have one odd special case: ptrace_may_access() uses 'dumpable' to check various other things entirely independently of the MM (typically explicitly using flags like PTRACE_MODE_READ_FSCREDS). Including for threads that no longer have a VM (and maybe never did, like most kernel threads). It's not what this flag was designed for, but it is what it is. The ptrace code does check that the uid/gid matches, so you do have to be uid-0 to see kernel thread details, but this means that the traditional "drop capabilities" model doesn't make any difference for this all. Make it all make a *bit* more sense by saying that if you don't have a MM pointer, we'll use a cached "last dumpability" flag if the thread ever had a MM (it will be zero for kernel threads since it is never set), and require a proper CAP_SYS_PTRACE capability to override.

Technical Details

CVSS Version: 3.1
CNA / NVD Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published: 15-May-2026 21:16
Last Modified: 15-Oct-2026 09:19
EPSS Date: 2026-10-20
CWE: CWE-269

CVSS Vector


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

Affected Products / Versions

linux / linux_kernel
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 3.16.52 · before (exclusive) 3.17
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux / linux_kernel
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 4.4.40 · before (exclusive) 4.5
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux / linux_kernel
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 4.8.16 · before (exclusive) 4.9
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux / linux_kernel
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 4.9.1 · before (exclusive) 5.10.256
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux / linux_kernel
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 5.11 · before (exclusive) 5.15.207
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux / linux_kernel
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 5.16 · before (exclusive) 6.1.173
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux / linux_kernel
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 6.2 · before (exclusive) 6.6.139
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux / linux_kernel
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 6.7 · before (exclusive) 6.12.89
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux / linux_kernel
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 6.13 · before (exclusive) 6.18.31
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux / linux_kernel
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 6.19 · before (exclusive) 7.0.8
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux / linux_kernel
Version / affected range: 7.1
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux / linux_kernel
Version / affected range: 7.1
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux / linux_kernel
Version / affected range: 7.1
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian / debian_linux
Version / affected range: 11.0
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

Last enrichment sync: 21-Oct-2026 07:28
Sources: NVD · FIRST EPSS · CISA KEV
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Reported Context (1)

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CVE (9)

MITRE ATT&CK (8)

Vendors (1)

Products (10)

Tools (5)

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