Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-46306

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: flow_dissector: do not dissect PPPoE PFC frames RFC 2516 Section 7 states that Protocol Field Compression (PFC) is NOT RECOMMENDED for PPPoE. In practice, pppd does not…

EPSS: 0.004 (31.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 10f665b52a75df6eb26ddebbbc072ee264183731, d7e541e86122d21f71eb71c5dfa7fb1eb6623fe8, 46126db9c86110e5fc1e369b9bb89735ddefdae4
  • Linux Linux_kernel

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-46306?
CVE-2026-46306 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-06-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-46306?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.