What is CVE-2026-46096?

CVE-2026-46096 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-05-27.

How severe is CVE-2026-46096?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-46096

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tpm2-sessions: Fix missing tpm_buf_destroy() in tpm2_read_public() tpm2_read_public() calls tpm_buf_init() but fails to call tpm_buf_destroy() on two exit paths, leaking…

EPSS: 0.001 (2.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Linux — versions 6.18.27, 20eda7c74b69fe9e1caf9b930a5c016bf8d755fa, 7.1-rc1
Linux Linux_kernel

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-46096?: CVE-2026-46096 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-05-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-46096?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.