CVE-2026-46277
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's memory management, specifically within the mm/zone_device component. This vulnerability arises when a device folio is accessed after it has been freed and potentially reallocated by a driver. This can lead to memory corruption, which a local attacker could potentially leverage to cause a denial of service (DoS) or achieve other impacts.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality
Technical Impact: Read Memory
If the expired pointer is used in a read operation, an attacker might be able to control data read in by the application.
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
If the expired pointer references a memory location that is not accessible to the product, or points to a location that is "malformed" (such as NULL) or larger than expected by a read or write operation, then a crash may occur.
Integrity,Confidentiality,Availability
Technical Impact: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
If the expired pointer is used in a function call, or points to unexpected data in a write operation, then code execution may be possible.
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