What is CVE-2026-46299?

CVE-2026-46299 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Locking. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2026-06-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-46299?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-46299

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hfsplus: fix held lock freed on hfsplus_fill_super() hfsplus_fill_super() calls hfs_find_init() to initialize a search structure, which acquires tree->tree_lock. If the…

EPSS: 0.001 (0.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 7.1, 3.19, 5.15.210
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-667 — Improper Locking

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)
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-2026-46299?: CVE-2026-46299 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Locking. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2026-06-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-46299?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.