HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2026-46215
HIGH

CVE-2026-46215

Published: May 28, 2026· Updated: May 30, 2026

7.8
CVSS v3.1
EPSS:0.02%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:4.3th

Official Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm: Set old handle to NULL before prime swap in change_handle

There was a potential race condition in change_handle. The ioctl

briefly had a single object with two idr entries; a concurrent

gem_close could delete the object and remove one of the handles

while leaving the other one dangling, which could subsequently

be dereferenced for a use-after-free.

To fix this, do the same dance that gem_close itself does.

(f6cd7daecff5 drm: Release driver references to handle before making it available again)

First idr_replace the old handle to NULL. Later, if the prime

operations are successful, actually close it.

create_tail required a similar dance to avoid a similar problem.

(bd46cece51a3 drm/gem: Fix race in drm_gem_handle_create_tail())

It idr_allocs the new handle with NULL, then swaps in the correct

object later to avoid races. We don't need to do that here, since

the only operations that could race are drm_prime, and

change_handle holds the prime lock for the entire duration.

v2: cleanups of error paths

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-46215 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

Mentioned vendors (from description):
Linux
CPE data not yet available in NVD for this CVE.

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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All References (3)

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2026-46215
CVSS Score7.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
CISA KEVNo
EPSS (30d)0.02%
PublishedMay 28, 2026

Recommended Actions

  • Apply vendor patches immediately
  • Monitor CVE-2026-46215 in threat intel feeds
  • Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.