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CVE-2026-46217
medium
CVSS 5.5
Vulnerability in linux (CVE-2026-46217)
Summary
vulnerability in linux (CVE-2026-46217). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-46217** 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-2026-46217" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-46217 (linux) — CWE-674 / 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-674) 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/271cd5429513ff9b364a9bf8903e5b65b687eb25
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30d12ee310a6024ff4c7b9eafdbbeab2db450d4a
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bb5faff4837b1d98fd655cf8bd7b5d4da0fc4dc
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65bce27ea6192320448c30267ffc17ffa094e713
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73043d296787bf187d89ffb5c5dcf5bdc3db7885
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46217
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4cx5-6rwv-f35m
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7bf02dcb7c76229ea8ace11b7d0d0c7b87ee57e