What is CVE-2026-46142?

CVE-2026-46142 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-05-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-46142?

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

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-46142

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: libwx: fix VF illegal register access Register WX_CFG_PORT_ST is a PF restricted register. When a VF is initialized, attempting to read this register triggers an il…

EPSS: 0.001 (2.8th 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 7.0.7, a04ea57aae375bdda1cb57034d8bcbb351e1f973, 6.18.30
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.18, 7.1

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-46142?: CVE-2026-46142 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-05-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-46142?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.