What is CVE-2026-46078?

CVE-2026-46078 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-05-27.

How severe is CVE-2026-46078?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-46078

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: erofs: fix the out-of-bounds nameoff handling for trailing dirents Currently we already have boundary-checks for nameoffs, but the trailing dirents are special since the…

EPSS: 0.000 (2.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 6.18.27, 7.1-rc1, 6.1.175

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-46078?: CVE-2026-46078 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-05-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-46078?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.