What is CVE-2026-46283?

CVE-2026-46283 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-06-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-46283?

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

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-46283

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tpm: Use kfree_sensitive() to free auth session in tpm_dev_release() tpm_dev_release() uses plain kfree() to free chip->auth, which contains sensitive cryptographic mate…

EPSS: 0.001 (2.4th 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 699e3efd6c645c741ea4d6d58282c56b6d108cf7, 6.10, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

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)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-46283?: CVE-2026-46283 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-06-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-46283?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.