CVE-2026-46331

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-16. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:linux, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekElevated
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

net/sched: fix pedit partial COW leading to page cache corruption

tcf_pedit_act() computes the COW range for skb_ensure_writable() once before the key loop using tcfp_off_max_hint, but the hint does not account for the runtime header offset added by typed keys. This can leave part of the write region un-COW'd.

Fix by moving skb_ensure_writable() inside the per-key loop where the actual write offset is known, and add overflow checking on the offset arithmetic. For negative offsets (e.g. Ethernet header edits at ingress), use skb_cow() to COW the headroom instead. Guard offset_valid() against INT_MIN, where negation is undefined.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
51(Track*)
EG Risk 51/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
42%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 16, 2026

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Jun 28, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

net/sched: fix pedit partial COW leading to page cache corruption - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b198ed4e52580a7238c7c7082f03906f8b310313
generic

net/sched: fix pedit partial COW leading to page cache corruption - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/899ee91156e57784090c5565e4f31bd7dbffbc5a
generic

net/sched: fix pedit partial COW leading to page cache corruption - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dee9d0c198faeb95d052c1b94c2958751a28512
generic

net/sched: fix pedit partial COW leading to page cache corruption - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bec122b9fb91507a758ab5e3e5c4fbe7cb3f61b

Patch Availability(24)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatrhcos-413.92.202607141229-02026-07-23redhat
redhatrhcos-412.86.202606251120-02026-07-09redhat
redhatrhcos-417.94.202606250942-02026-07-09redhat
redhatrhcos-415.92.202606200237-02026-07-06redhat
redhatrhcos-4.19.9.6.202606241344-02026-07-02redhat
redhatrhcos-414.92.202606231112-02026-07-01redhat
redhatrhcos-416.94.202606230218-02026-07-01redhat
redhatrhcos-418.94.202606221349-02026-07-01redhat
redhatrhcos-4.20.9.6.202606241928-02026-06-30redhat
redhatkernel-0:6.12.0-231.13.el10nv2026-06-30redhat
redhatrhcos-4.22.9.8.202606230855-02026-06-30redhat
redhatrhcos-4.21.9.6.202606241859-02026-06-30redhat
redhatkpatch-patch2026-06-29redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:5.14.0-284.177.1.rt14.462.el9_22026-06-22redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-427.134.1.el9_42026-06-22redhat
redhatkernel-0:6.12.0-212.11.el10nv2026-06-22redhat
redhatkernel-0:6.12.0-55.82.1.el10_02026-06-22redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-284.177.1.el9_22026-06-22redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-570.123.1.el9_62026-06-22redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-305.195.1.el8_42026-06-22redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-372.197.1.el8_62026-06-22redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-687.17.1.el9_82026-06-22redhat
redhatkernel-0:6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_22026-06-20redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-477.148.1.el8_82026-06-19redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(5 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 5.10.92-2 (55 versions)5.10.262-1
linux-6.16.1.106-3~deb11u1 ... 6.1.174-1~deb11u1 (20 versions)6.1.176-1~deb11u1
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 6.1.99-1 (53 versions)6.1.176-1
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.94-1~bpo12+1 (27 versions)6.12.94-1
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.0.9-1~bpo13+1 (142 versions)7.0.13-1

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(12)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 33× in last 7d / 146× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 262 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-21 08:09 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 08:09 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-08-21 08:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-20 20:24 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-08-20 20:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-20 08:35 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-20 08:35 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-08-20 08:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-19 13:09 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-19 13:09 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-08-19 13:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-17 10:01 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-08-17 10:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-16 22:19 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-16 22:19 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-08-16 22:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-16 10:36 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-16 10:36 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-08-16 10:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-15 22:51 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-08-15 22:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-15 10:09 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-15 10:09 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-08-15 10:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-14 20:12 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-08-14 20:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-14 08:30 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-14 08:30 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-08-14 08:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-13 20:47 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-08-13 20:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-13 09:01 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-08-13 09:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-12 21:18 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-12 21:18 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-08-12 21:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-12 09:36 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-08-12 09:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-11 21:53 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-11 21:53 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-08-11 21:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-11 10:10 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-11 10:10 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-08-11 10:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-08-10 22:28 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-08-10 22:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-10 10:45 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-08-10 10:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-09 23:02 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-08-09 23:02 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-08-09 23:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-08-09 11:19 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-08-09 11:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-08 23:36 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-08-08 23:36 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-08-08 23:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-08-08 11:53 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-08-08 11:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-08 00:11 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-08-08 00:11 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-08-08 00:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-07 12:28 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-08-07 12:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-07 00:46 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-08-07 00:46 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-08-07 00:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-08-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-08-06 13:03 UTCVendor advisory
  56. 2026-08-06 13:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-08-06 01:20 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-08-06 01:20 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-08-06 01:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  61. 2026-08-05 13:38 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-08-05 13:38 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-08-05 13:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-08-04 15:39 UTCEG score recompute
  65. 2026-08-04 15:39 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-08-04 15:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  68. 2026-08-04 10:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  69. 2026-08-03 20:38 UTCEG score recompute
  70. 2026-08-03 20:38 UTCVendor advisory
  71. 2026-08-03 20:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-08-03 10:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  73. 2026-08-03 08:55 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-08-03 08:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-08-02 19:34 UTCVendor advisory

Publicly available exploits

(6 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (6 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCrjt-gupta/page-cache-corruption-lpes
    First seen Jul 22, 2026

    CVE-2026-46331 and CVE-2026-43503

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCyanxinwu946/CVE-2026-46331
    First seen Jul 11, 2026

    CVE-2026-46331 act_pedit page-cache corruption exploit, with Alpine PIE fix

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCaexdyhaxor/CVE-2026-46331
    First seen Jul 10, 2026

    A Proof of Concept (PoC) exploit for CVE-2026-46331

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCvulnquest58/dirtyclone-exploit
    First seen Jun 28, 2026

    CVE-2026-46331 — Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation TC pedit + IPsec TEE Page Cache Corruption · Affected kernels: ≤ 6.12.9

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoC0xBlackash/CVE-2026-46331
    First seen Jun 26, 2026

    CVE-2026-46331

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCsgkdev/packet_edit_meme
    First seen Jun 17, 2026

    PACKET_EDIT_MEME.c (aka CVE-2026-46331): yet another page cache poisoning nightmare

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-46331?
CVE-2026-46331 is a high vulnerability published on June 16, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: fix pedit partial COW leading to page cache corruption tcfpeditact() computes the COW range for skbensurewritable() once before the key loop using tcfpoffmax_hint, but the hint does not account for the runtime header…
When was CVE-2026-46331 disclosed?
CVE-2026-46331 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 16, 2026, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-46331 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-46331 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 57.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-46331?
CVE-2026-46331 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-46331?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-46331, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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