CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-46093

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.13%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability was found in the vmalloc memory allocation mechanism. The decay_va_pool_node() function can be invoked concurrently from two paths: during pool purging and via the shrinker, leading to races and potential memory leaks.

Risk Assessment

Lack of synchronization in the shrinker can cause kernel memory leaks, leading to system performance degradation or crashes over time.

Recommendation

Apply the security patch immediately, which adds the vmap_purge_lock in the shrinker path to ensure serialization of access to decay_va_pool_node().

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/vmalloc: take vmap_purge_lock in shrinker decay_va_pool_node() can be invoked concurrently from two paths: __purge_vmap_area_lazy() when pools are being purged, and the shrinker via vmap_node_shrink_scan(). However, decay_va_pool_node() is not safe to run concurrently, and the shrinker path currently lacks serialization, leading to races and possible leaks. Protect decay_va_pool_node() by taking vmap_purge_lock in the shrinker path to ensure serialization with purge users.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS