CVE-2026-46068
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
crypto: nx - fix bounce buffer leaks in nx842_crypto_{alloc,free}_ctx
The bounce buffers are allocated with __get_free_pages() using BOUNCE_BUFFER_ORDER (order 2 = 4 pages), but both the allocation error path and nx842_crypto_free_ctx() release the buffers with free_page(). Use free_pages() with the matching order instead.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.18%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 6
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 % - Impacto principal
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution70 %
Vulnerabilidad de escritura fuera de límites (CWE-787) en el kernel Linux con acceso local (AV:L) y privilegios requeridos (PR:L), típica de escalada. La fuga de memoria en buffers de rebote podría permitir read/write arbitrario.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-787
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c07962fed66e1238fad7635fa150570bd38b4c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80fd99d7c30ea889662d21f1b44d8fea4c83138d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/910bb34b801d39794e656f7d48414844b2bd354e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adb3faf2db1a66d0f015b44ac909a32dfc7f2f9c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f17a4850d1ce7c11cba8b1830b9bfedfede878bb
JSON original (NVD)
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