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Linux Kernel EUVDEUVD-2026-32769

| CVE-2026-46142 MEDIUM
2026-05-28 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 GHSA-9m3h-rxwg-69rx
5.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI
5.5 MEDIUM

Local vector confirmed by SR-IOV VF context; low privilege sufficient to trigger VF probe; only availability impacted via system hang.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE
MEDIUM
qualitative

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Generated
Jun 24, 2026 - 17:29 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Jun 24, 2026 - 17:22 NVD
5.5 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
May 28, 2026 - 12:01 EUVD
CVE Published
May 28, 2026 - 10:16 nvd
MEDIUM 5.5
CVE Published
May 28, 2026 - 10:16 nvd
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionNVD

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: libwx: fix VF illegal register access

Register WX_CFG_PORT_ST is a PF restricted register. When a VF is initialized, attempting to read this register triggers an illegal register access, which lead to a system hang.

When the device is VF, the bus function ID can be obtained directly from the PCI_FUNC(pdev->devfn).

AnalysisAI

System hang vulnerability in the Linux kernel's libwx (WangXun) network driver affects systems using SR-IOV Virtual Functions. During VF initialization, the driver attempts to read register WX_CFG_PORT_ST, which is restricted to Physical Functions only; this illegal register access causes the system to hang, resulting in a complete denial of service. No public exploit exists and EPSS is 0.02%, but any system running a WangXun NIC with SR-IOV enabled and attaching a VF is directly exposed.

Technical ContextAI

The libwx driver in the Linux kernel supports WangXun network adapters and implements SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization), which allows a single PCIe NIC to be partitioned into multiple Virtual Functions for use by VMs or containers. The WX_CFG_PORT_ST register is a PF-restricted configuration register - only the Physical Function has authority to access it. When VF initialization code incorrectly reads this register without checking whether the device is a VF or PF, the PCIe fabric treats it as an illegal register access, triggering a system hang. The correct fix is to derive the bus function ID from PCI_FUNC(pdev->devfn) when operating as a VF, bypassing the restricted register entirely. Affected CPEs are cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel across multiple stable branches including 6.6.x, 6.12.x, 6.17.x/6.18.x, and 7.0.x/7.1-rc. No CWE is formally assigned, but the root cause class is an improper authorization or missing context check on hardware register access during device role differentiation.

RemediationAI

Upgrade the Linux kernel to one of the following patched stable releases: 6.6.140, 6.12.88, 6.18.30, 7.0.7, or 7.1-rc3 or later. Patch commits are available via the kernel stable tree at https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33c5bb50b9c40e8451e6aec4487a31d794b98d92, https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68a007a701bc06fa426507c551ef12514f2e721d, https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/694de316f607fe2473d52ca0707e3918e72c1562, https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3bd8040497968f6f5470018724ef7b0df92f707, and https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6e656f7cea16b638675a2ab7d7e4cf2516c5eb0. As a compensating control pending patching, disabling SR-IOV on affected WangXun NICs via the PF driver (setting the number of VFs to zero via sriov_numvfs) will prevent VF initialization from occurring and eliminate the attack surface; note this trades off VM/container NIC isolation capabilities. Blacklisting the libwx VF driver module is an alternative but may also impact PF functionality depending on driver architecture.

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Moderate
Product Status
openSUSE Tumbleweed Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Not-Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Not-Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 Not-Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 Not-Affected

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