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CVE-2026-46169
medium
CVSS 5.5
Vulnerability in linux (CVE-2026-46169)
Summary
vulnerability in linux (CVE-2026-46169). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-46169** 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-2026-46169" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-46169 (linux) — CWE-908 / 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-908) 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/61a790974ff7e533acbceca06c7d02f22bf96d4d
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93e8d613f1a01b6637f387cc93f184cf7fb881d6
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a420904450962a562ad053a41a53a27755021b48
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6b592275aeff184aa82fcf6abccd833fb71b393
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c91bbd6193c70a02c50c22e0fb1f60c3c5bd053a
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46169
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wjh6-3xg7-c2h2
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3003dbf62d151d47a6b90f71655292a51a05f244
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bc337697c66db2e2a4a94f0509c282c1a014b86
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8be69532e399eec9d9d990f6958b4ff2383b19b3