Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-46268

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI/P2PDMA: Fix p2pmem_alloc_mmap() warning condition Commit b7e282378773 has already changed the initial page refcount of p2pdma page from one to zero, however, in p2pmem_alloc_mmap() it uses "VM_WARN_ON_ONCE_PAGE(!page_ref_count(page))" to assert the initial page refcount should not be zero and the following will be reported when CONFIG_DEBUG_VM is enabled: page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x380400000 flags: 0x20000000002000(reserved|node=0|zone=4) raw: 0020000000002000 ff1100015e3ab440 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 raw: 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 00000000ffffffff 0000000000000000 page dumped because: VM_WARN_ON_ONCE_PAGE(!page_ref_count(page)) ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 5 PID: 449 at drivers/pci/p2pdma.c:240 p2pmem_alloc_mmap+0x83a/0xa60 Fix by using "page_ref_count(page)" as the assertion condition.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 4.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-46268: held from 0.001 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-46268?
CVE-2026-46268 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-06-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-46268?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.