Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-46095

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/md-llbitmap: raise barrier before state machine transition Move the barrier raise operation before calling llbitmap_state_machine() in both llbitmap_start_write() and llbitmap_start_discard(). This ensures the barrier is in place before any state transitions occur, preventing potential race conditions where the state machine could complete before the barrier is properly raised.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 4.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-46095: held from 0.001 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 6.18.27, 7.1-rc1, 5ab829f1971dc99f2aac10846c378e67fc875abc
  • Linux Kernel

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-46095?
CVE-2026-46095 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-05-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-46095?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.