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CVE-2026-46021
medium
CVSS 5.5
Vulnerability in linux (CVE-2026-46021)
Summary
vulnerability in linux (CVE-2026-46021). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-46021** has been found in linux.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "linux CVE-2026-46021" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-46021 (linux) — CWE-401 / CVSS v3 5.5
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-401) exists in linux.
📍 Affected scope
linux — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'linux' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'linux' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `linux` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37a430a2d4e66ec8238da6c7f7e48809bf265e13
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41ff66baf81c6541f4f985dd7eac4494d03d9440
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64d4ebf91d082034bbc5ae3ba2d7fd800bc02d06
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75f8f3c3e09122270986de9d7aa347d701676761
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f412e541d25a3dfaf3d53e012ade6ff03cae8a45
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46021
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7x76-cw6q-rm95
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e563d8db50f303171aceb79eec0807e7ba06951
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a172fa18bc370b776ac1510abb0dcb50a7a35fac
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4eb861adde5ce22e459fbd29366f47bb2167977