CVE-2026-46085: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix rxkad crypto unalignment handling Fix handling of a packet with a misaligned crypto length. Also handle non-ENOMEM errors from decryption by aborting. Further, remove the WARN_ON_ONCE() so that it can't be remotely triggered (a trace line can still be emitted).

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 6.6.135, before 6.6.140 (fixed in 6.6.140); from 6.12.82, before 6.12.86 (fixed in 6.12.86); from 6.18.23, before 6.18.27 (fixed in 6.18.27); from 6.19.13, before 7.0 (fixed in 7.0); from 7.0.1, before 7.0.4 (fixed in 7.0.4); version 7.0 only

Published 2026-05-27. Last modified 2026-06-24.