What is CVE-2026-46222?

CVE-2026-46222 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-05-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-46222?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Linux

CVE-2026-46222

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: rockchip: rkcif: Add missing MUST_CONNECT flag to pads The pads missed checks for connected devices which may a null dereference when the stream is enabled. Unab…

EPSS: 0.001 (1.3th 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 7.1-rc1, 7.0.9, 6.19
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-46222?: CVE-2026-46222 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-05-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-46222?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.