High severity · published May 28, 2026
CVE-2026-46189
RDMA/vmw_pvrdma: Fix double free on pvrdma_alloc_ucontext() error path
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/vmw_pvrdma: Fix double free on pvrdma_alloc_ucontext() error path
Sashiko points out that pvrdma_uar_free() is already called within
pvrdma_dealloc_ucontext(), so calling it before triggers a double free.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.10 before 5.10.258; 5.11 before 5.15.209; 5.16 before 6.1.175; 6.2 before 6.6.140; 6.7 before 6.12.88; 6.13 before 6.18.30; +3 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
29c8d9eba550c6d73d17cc1618a9f5f2a7345aa1 before 269967d7693304e1f06ed2dff4ebbbeeb397cda4; 29c8d9eba550c6d73d17cc1618a9f5f2a7345aa1 before 1df5711121cdc11e76b889408fdbe459feba1d39; 29c8d9eba550c6d73d17cc1618a9f5f2a7345aa1 before 3a231c34c5bc3d3cfc850b877758ec9fdaa8a483; 29c8d9eba550c6d73d17cc1618a9f5f2a7345aa1 before ecc36a82ecfcfdf3c6606d209f22ec5543c410e0; 29c8d9eba550c6d73d17cc1618a9f5f2a7345aa1 before 45d25e3ec17900bf5a9d6876ff16ceee31c4c0e0; 29c8d9eba550c6d73d17cc1618a9f5f2a7345aa1 before 0c63333ff97bd1275294fd12840a0efe9d7a4c59; +3 more · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46189
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46189
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c63333ff97bd1275294fd12840a0efe9d7a4c59
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1df5711121cdc11e76b889408fdbe459feba1d39
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/269967d7693304e1f06ed2dff4ebbbeeb397cda4
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a231c34c5bc3d3cfc850b877758ec9fdaa8a483
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45d25e3ec17900bf5a9d6876ff16ceee31c4c0e0
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/935ee27d0904aa944cbcc979094c20e5ef62eead
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