What is CVE-2026-46302?

CVE-2026-46302 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-06-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-46302?

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

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-46302

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: allow multiple opens of /sys/fs/selinux/policy Currently there can only be a single open of /sys/fs/selinux/policy at any time. This allows any process to block…

EPSS: 0.001 (1.0th 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 cee74f47a6baba0ac457e87687fdcf0abd599f0a, 2.6.37, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 7.1

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-46302?: CVE-2026-46302 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-06-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-46302?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.