CVE-2026-46188: octeon_ep_vf: add NULL check for napi_build_skb()
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-46188 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 12Timeline
- 28-05-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 14-06-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeon_ep_vf: add NULL check for napi_build_skb() napi_build_skb() can return NULL on allocation failure. In __octep_vf_oq_process_rx(), the result is used directly without a NULL check in both the single-buffer and multi-fragment paths, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. Add NULL checks after both napi_build_skb() calls, properly advancing descriptors and consuming remaining fragments on failure.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.13%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
2%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Decrease -0.03 pp
From 0.16% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu118 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 7.0.0-28.28
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 7.0.0-1009.9
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 1cd3b407977c3ab1d2ddc26cb7113e7fb1509cd1, < 60246cdd4c515ea7d920cddf48932efcb990773e | ≥ 1cd3b407977c3ab1d2ddc26cb7113e7fb1509cd1, < b0f4711b426a06fb4c4be85c36b9f5588d5140d3 | ≥ 1cd3b407977c3ab1d2ddc26cb7113e7fb1509cd1, < 6fef6640bbf360e254cc0174365ed30ce3a07572 | ≥ 1cd3b407977c3ab1d2ddc26cb7113e7fb1509cd1, < dd66b42854705e4e4ee7f14d260f86c578bed3e3 | 6.9
- linux_kernel≥ 6.9, < 6.12.88 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.18.30 | ≥ 6.19, < 7.0.7
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.12.88-1 | < 7.0.7-1
3 vendors · 121 products
