What is CVE-2026-46183?

CVE-2026-46183 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-46183?

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

Double Free in Linux

CVE-2026-46183

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/damon/sysfs-schemes: protect path kfree() with damon_sysfs_lock damon_sysfs_quot_goal->path can be read and written by users, via DAMON sysfs 'path' file. It can als…

Vulnerability class: Double Free

EPSS: 0.001 (2.2th 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, c41e253a411eb73a5ac651c14f40c2ea2f274ebd, 6.19
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 7.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-415 — Double Free

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-46183?: CVE-2026-46183 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-46183?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.