Vulnerability · Published May 28, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-461538021q: delete cleared egress QoS mappings

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: 8021q: delete cleared egress QoS mappings vlan_dev_set_egress_priority() currently keeps cleared egress priority mappings in the hash as tombstones. Repeated set/clear cycles with distinct skb priorities therefore accumulate mapping nodes until device teardown and leak memory. Delete mappings when vlan_prio is cleared instead of keeping tombstones. Now that the egress mapping lists are RCU protected, the node can be unlinked safely and freed after a grace period.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-46153
Debian:13linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-46153
Debian:14linux7.0.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:25.10linuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-28.28UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:25.10linux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1009.9UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure7.0.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.07.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde7.0.0-1009.9UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.07.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.07.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gke7.0.0-1003.4UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-28.28~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia7.0.0-1016.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.07.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bos7.0.0-2016.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1009.9UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.07.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspi7.0.0-1015.15UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtime7.0.0-28.28.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-28.28.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-28.28.1~24.04.3UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46153

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before a52e122c9e4d56ad9a03b32c915a199276d989c31da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 7dddc74af369478ba7f9bc136d0fc1dc4570cb66
Linux Linux 2.6.12

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