High severity · published Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2026-46331
net/sched: fix pedit partial COW leading to page cache corruption
7.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/sched: fix pedit partial COW leading to page cache corruption
tcf_pedit_act() computes the COW range for skb_ensure_writable()
once before the key loop using tcfp_off_max_hint, but the hint does
not account for the runtime header offset added by typed keys. This
can leave part of the write region un-COW'd.
Fix by moving skb_ensure_writable() inside the per-key loop where
the actual write offset is known, and add overflow checking on the
offset arithmetic. For negative offsets (e.g. Ethernet header edits
at ingress), use skb_cow() to COW the headroom instead. Guard
offset_valid() against INT_MIN, where negation is undefined.
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)0.6% · higher than 50% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.19.244 before 4.20; 5.4.195 before 5.5; 5.10.117 before 5.11; 5.15.41 before 5.16; 5.17.9 before 5.18; 5.18.1 before 6.12.94; +10 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
abe35bf3be51482593076d516a680d79e5fbc8e1 before 544d857b42a1734b923040e13aa61a6fd4746cf2; b773640d5bb9e2acfd91e2695717af04d47aa116 before d5d01d35a5a7d36f7cb679b67d9cbdd5205672dc; 8b796475fd7882663a870456466a4fb315cc1bd6 before a071e057518decc5e3bec89855758f5f8786f2c5; 8b796475fd7882663a870456466a4fb315cc1bd6 before b685d6ef6f07a3b5ce814565a25f39f2157538a5; 8b796475fd7882663a870456466a4fb315cc1bd6 before 2bec122b9fb91507a758ab5e3e5c4fbe7cb3f61b; 8b796475fd7882663a870456466a4fb315cc1bd6 before b198ed4e52580a7238c7c7082f03906f8b310313; +11 more · source: vendor
NF
NVIDIA for RHEL 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support · 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
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46331
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46331
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bec122b9fb91507a758ab5e3e5c4fbe7cb3f61b
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dee9d0c198faeb95d052c1b94c2958751a28512
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/544d857b42a1734b923040e13aa61a6fd4746cf2
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/899ee91156e57784090c5565e4f31bd7dbffbc5a
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a071e057518decc5e3bec89855758f5f8786f2c5
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b198ed4e52580a7238c7c7082f03906f8b310313
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