What is CVE-2026-46173?

CVE-2026-46173 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-46173?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-46173

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: exit: prevent preemption of oopsing TASK_DEAD task When an already-exiting task oopses, make_task_dead() currently calls do_task_dead() with preemption enabled. That is…

EPSS: 0.000 (3.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 7.0.7, 7.1-rc4, 6.1.175

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-46173?: CVE-2026-46173 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-46173?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.